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
Collins.1 / BNC.18676 / COCA.15062
短语动词
whittle away
1. 逐渐减少;逐渐削弱
whittle down
1. 逐渐减少;逐渐压缩…的人数
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- 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。 - 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。
- He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.
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- 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。 - 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。
- He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.
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.- He whittled a new handle for his ax...
他给斧头削了一个新把手。 - Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。
- He whittled a new handle for his ax...
英英释义
verb
- cut small bits or pare shavings from
- whittle a piece of wood
双语例句
- This can not only whittle the devils head of the latter, try various powerful weapons, kill the Japanese aggressors!
这次可不仅仅是大刀向鬼子们的头上砍去了,试试各种强力的武器,干掉日本鬼子! - 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。 - The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
总统已经同意减少他的提案。 - 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。 - Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。 - 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。 - Ultimately, Mr. Penn said, Uber wants to whittle Beijing's time down to five minutes.
Penn称,Uber希望最终将北京客户的等待时间降至五分钟。 - Make this plug smaller for me, but don't whittle away too much.
帮我把这个塞子弄小一点,但木头不要削掉太多。 - 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。 - He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.
他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力。