It's an Old English word meaning "to cut" and you can remember it by associating it with another word that is much more common; carve.

这是一个古英语词，意思是“切”，你可以通过联想一个更为常见的词carve来记住它。

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A digger had be2en brought in to cut a path up the hill and carve out three trenches, each about 50 metres (160ft) long and more than 1.5 metres deep.

一台挖土机在山脚下了三个坑，每个坑有50米长1.5米深。

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After the break, it was more of the same as both sides struggled to carve open clear cut opportunities and the main excitement came from watching the red mist descend on Malbranque.

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