He carefully sculpted his career to become a top expert in the field.

sculpted 是动词 sculpt 的过去式，sculpt 来自名词 sculpture（雕塑），意思是"雕刻、塑造"。 在例句中使用比喻义，表示像雕刻艺术品一样精心规划和打造自己的职业发展路径。