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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- carve up
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vt.
[+land, property]
划分
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- carve up
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1.
把(熟肉)切成块,把…分成段,瓜分
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2.
欺骗,欺诈
Collins English-English Dictionary
- carve up
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1.
vt.
[tr, adverb]
to cut (something) into pieces
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2.
vt.
to divide or dismember (a country, land, etc)
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3.
n
[informal]
an act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition
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4.
n
[slang]
the distribution of something, as of booty
Examples
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企图瓜分别国领土
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plot to carve up other countries' territories
→ 瓜分
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