雕刻[diāo kè]
(刻画) grave; carve; chisel; engrave:
例:大理石很难雕刻。
It is difficult to engrave in marble.
这座像是用木头雕刻成的。
The statue was carved out of wood.
(雕刻成的作品) sculpture; carving; engraving:
例:钢版雕刻
steel engraving;
玉石雕刻
jade carving;
他精于雕刻。
He is skilled in sculpture.
中国当代雕刻工艺师沈为众雕刻的象牙佛像是世界上最小的雕刻。 这个象牙佛像只有一粒米的五分之四大。
The ivory Buddha carved by Shen Weizhong, a contemporary Chinese sculptor, is the world's smallest piece of sculpture, its size being just four-fifths that of a grain of rice.