英语单词辨析!请专业高人,谢!

请问:
inscribe 和 carve 是不是都有刻、雕刻的意思,有什么区别呢?
谢谢

第1个回答  2007-01-11
carve
v.tr.
To divide into pieces by cutting; slice:
切成薄片通过切来分成数片;切成片:
carve a roast turkey.
把烤火鸡切成薄片
To divide by parceling out:
分割通过划成部分来分开:
carve up an estate.
分割地产
To cut into a desired shape; fashion by cutting:
雕刻切割成一种想要的形状;通过切刻来塑造:
carve the wood into a figure.
刻木成像
To make or form by or as if by cutting:
创制,开创通过或似通过雕刻来制作或创造:
carve initials in the bark; carved out an empire.
把名字的首字母刻在树皮上;开创出一个帝国
To decorate by cutting and shaping carefully.
雕饰通过仔细雕刻和塑造来装饰
carve
v.intr.
To engrave or cut figures as an art, a hobby, or a trade.
雕塑把雕刻塑像作为一种艺术、爱好或商业行为
To disjoint, slice, and serve meat or poultry.
切片把肉或家禽切成片和食用之

Middle English kerven
中古英语 kerven
fromOld English ceorfan
源自古英语 ceorfan
*See Also : gerbh- In Appendix

carv揺r n

carve

vt.
切割, 切开; 切成
雕刻, 刻
造成, 创造(out)
carve a block of stone into a statue
刻石为像
carve out a way through the enemy
从敌营中杀出一条血路

inscribe
in.scribed; in.scrib.ing; in.scribes;
To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface.
刻,写,雕在表面上写,印,刻或雕上(词或字母)
To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters.
雕刻,标志在(表面上)标上或雕上词或字母
To enter (a name) on a list or in a register.
把(名字)登记在名单或名册上
To sign one's name or write a brief message in or on (a gift book or photograph, for example).
题写,题字签名或简短留言于(如礼品簿或相片)里面或上面
To dedicate to someone.
题赠献给某人
Mathematics
【数学】
To draw (one figure) within another figure so that every vertex of the enclosed figure touches the outer figure.
使内切画(一图形)于另一图形内使内侧图形的每一顶点都与外侧图形相接