| 单词 | whittle |
| 释义 | whittlewhittleswhittledwhittlingwhittlewhittle /ˈwɪtl/ verb1[intransitive and transitive] to cut a piece of wood into a particular shape by cutting off small pieces2 (also whittle down) [transitive] to gradually make something smaller by taking parts away: I’ve whittled down the list of guests from 30 to 16.whittleguest我把客人名单从 30 人缩减到 16 人。Phrasal verbswhittle away phrasal verb to gradually make something smaller or less effectivewhittle something ↔ awayHis power has been slowly whittled away.havebewhittle他的权力被慢慢削弱。 |
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