She bought a wooden dish with a pretty pattern carved out.

她买了一个刻有漂亮图案的木盘。

He carved out a little statue from that piece of wood.

他用那块木头刻出一个小小的雕像。

The statue was carved out of marble.

这尊像是大理石雕成的。

He carved out a name for himself in the engineering business.

在土木工程业方面,他孜孜以求地为自己赢得了声誉。

The early settlers carved out a new nation from the wild uncultivated country.

早期的定居者以艰苦的劳动在野蛮和不开化的国土上建立了一个崭新的国家。