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To hollow by carving. / (idiomatic) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.

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carve out

Source Word

carve out

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

彫り抜く、彫り出す / 一生懸命努力して（評判、機会、役割、地位、キャリア、勝利などを）切り開く

She used a sharp knife to carve out a small cavity in the tree trunk to store seeds.

彼女は鋭いナイフで、種を保存するために木の幹に小さなくぼみをくり抜いた。

Sense（1）

To hollow by carving.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.

[Macbeth][…] with his brandished steel […] carved out his passage.

carves out

（ present singular third-person ）

carving out

（ participle present ）

carved out

（ participle past ）

carved out

（ past ）