Developing　metal-organic　framework-incorporated　carbon　heterostructure　(MOF@C)　adsorbents　with　advanced　phosphate　removal　capability　is　of　remarkable　significance　in　satisfying　the　increasingly　stringent　wastewater　discharge　criteria.　Nevertheless,　the　tailored　synthesis　of　MOF@C　architectures　and　related　structureperformance　modulation　remains　elusive　to　date.　Herein,　we　report　on　the　dimensional　engineering　of　MOF@C　to　prepare　ZIF8@single-walled　carbon　nanotube　(SCNT)　and　ZIF8@reduced　graphene　oxide　(rGO)　heterostructures　with　satisfactory　phosphate　removal　efficiency.　The　maximum　phosphate　adsorption　capacity　of　ZIF8@rGO　is　491.2　mg　g(-1),　with　the　largest　partition　coefficient　value　of　1900　mg　g(-1)　mu　M-1　and　an　initial　concentration　of　2　mg　L-1　under　a　neutral　condition;　thus,　the　prepared　heterostructures　evidently　surpass　stateof-the-art　adsorbents.　The　high　adsorption　capacity　is　attributable　to　the　two-dimensional　graphene　support,　which　provides　a　more　effective　surface　area　for　ZIF8　anchoring　than　that　of　one-dimensional　CNT.　Furthermore,　phosphate　removal　on　these　dimension-engineered　MOF@C　is　examined　as　a　function　of　pH,　system　temperature,　and　coexisting　anions.　The　underlying　mechanism　is　further　elucidated　via　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy/Xray　diffraction　analysis　and　density　functional　theoretical　simulation;　enhanced　phosphate　removal　by　ZIF8@rGO　is　mainly　attributable　to　the　ligand　exchange　between　the　phosphates　and　the　adsorbent.　Our　findings　can　aid　the　design　of　multifunctional　MOF@C　adsorbents　for　efficient　phosphate　removal　from　contaminated　waterbodies.