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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

carve up
  1. 1. vt. [+land, property] 划分

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

carve up
  1. 1. 把(熟肉)切成块,把…分成段,瓜分
  2. 2. 欺骗,欺诈

Collins English-English Dictionary

carve up
  1. 1. vt. [tr, adverb] to cut (something) into pieces
  2. 2. vt. to divide or dismember (a country, land, etc)
  3. 3. n [informal] an act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition
  4. 4. n [slang] the distribution of something, as of booty

Examples

企图瓜分别国领土
plot to carve up other countries' territories 瓜分

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