| 短语 | carve sb / sth ↔ up |
| 释义 | carve sb / sth ↔ up 1. to divide land, a company etc into smaller parts and share it between people – used especially to show disapproval瓜分，分割〔尤含贬义〕:•The Ottoman Empire was carved up by Britain and France after World War I.奥斯曼帝国在第一次世界大战后被英、法两国瓜分了。•The two companies are attempting to carve up a large slice of America's publishing industry between them.这两家公司企图瓜分美国出版业中的一大块肥肉。2. BrE informalto drive past a car and then suddenly move in front of it so that you are too close快速超车，快速切入别人的行车线 |
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