carve/kɑːv $ kɑːrv/

v. make sth by cutting into wood or stone; cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.

v. [T] 刻；雕刻：[carve sth¹ from（或out of）sth²] The statue is carved from a tree trunk. 这座塑像是由树干雕刻而成的。

◇[carve sth¹ into sth²] carve the wood into a figure 把木头刻成人物

◇He carved his name on the rock. 他把名字刻在石头上。

音组-arve/-ɑːv $ -ɑːrv/

carve; starve

用法可以表示“刻出”，也可以表示“在…上刻”。