"carve up" in Chinese (Traditional)
瓜分分割(尤指不公平地)
Definition
把某事物,特別是土地或財產,分割成多份,通常帶有不公平或貪婪的意味。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於口語,帶有不公或貪婪的意思,常見於政治、財產分配等情境。暗示分割行為帶有自利傾向。
Examples
The brothers decided to carve up the family property.
兄弟們決定**瓜分**家族財產。
After the war, the countries wanted to carve up the region.
戰爭結束後,這些國家想要**瓜分**該地區。
They planned to carve up the profits among themselves.
他們打算把利潤**瓜分**。
It feels like the big companies want to carve up the whole market.
感覺大公司想把整個市場**瓜分**掉。
Politicians accused the leaders of trying to carve up power for themselves.
政客們指責領導人試圖將權力**瓜分**給自己。
It’s wrong to just carve up the inheritance without talking to everyone.
不跟每個人協商就直接**瓜分**遺產是不對的。