whittle

英 [ˈwɪtl]

美 [ˈwɪtl]

v.  把(木头等)削成…

过去分词：whittled　过去式：whittled　现在分词：whittling　第三人称单数：whittles　复数：whittles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18676 / COCA.15062

短语动词

短语用例

whittle sth↔away

• 削减，减少，降低（…的价值或数量）
  to make sth gradually decrease in value or amount
  1. He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.
     他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
  2. He whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy.
     他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。

whittle sth↔down

• 减少，缩减（…的大小或数目）
  to reduce the size or number of sth

牛津词典

verb

• 把（木头等）削成…
  to form a piece of wood, etc. into a particular shape by cutting small pieces from it
  1. He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.
     他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
  2. He whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy.
     他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 削(木头等)
  If youwhittlesomething from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.
  1. He whittled a new handle for his ax...
     他给斧头削了一个新把手。
  2. Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
     奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。

英英释义

verb

• cut small bits or pare shavings from
  1. whittle a piece of wood
  Synonym:pare

双语例句

• The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
  总统已经同意减少他的提案。
• Other ways to whittle down banks are thinkable.
  另外一些削减银行的办法是值得考虑的。
• We whittle it down to two.
  慢慢地，我们又减少到了两项。
• Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
  他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。
• Yet while the episode allowed Mr Medvedev to flex his muscles, it also demonstrated graphically the limits of his powers namely that he is clearly not allowed to fire ministers, only to whittle away at their perks.
  然而，尽管这一回合让梅德韦杰夫展现了自己的权威，但也生动显示出他的实权是有限的，即他显然无权罢免部长级官员，而只能剥夺他们的一部分特权。
• I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State
  我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。
• The recent election results have whittle away the government's power.
  最近的选举结果削弱了政府的权力。
• Your article is too long, try to whittle it away to half its length.
  你的文章太长了，要设法删减到原有长度的一半。
• Don't whittle the stick down too much or it won't be long enough.
  别把那棍削得太多，不然就不够长了。
• More than 70,000 people voted in the first round to whittle it down to a shortlist of 10 and members of the public now have six weeks to choose which British bird they would like to see represent the country, he said.
  他说，超过7万民众参与了第一轮投票，海选过后得出十个最终候选鸟，在接下来的六周里，民众就要选出哪种鸟最能代表英国。