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whittle是什么意思？

whittle

英[ˈwɪtl] 美[ˈhwɪtl, ˈwɪtl]

v. 切，削（木头），削弱，减少；

第三人称单数：whittles;

过去式：whittled;

过去分词：whittled;

现在分词：whittling;

相关单词 whittle down whittled whittledyour whittler whittles

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whittle的同义词之：
abridge shave curtail

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削(木头等)

If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.
例句
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。

英汉词典释义

vt.
切, 削(木头);使逐渐变小
削减，减少，降低(…的大小、重要性或价值)
Inflation has been whittling away their savings. 通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少。 Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away. 我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱。
逐渐减少，逐渐缩减(…的大小或数目)
The government’s majority has been whittled down to eight. 政府多数票减少到了八票。 He is whittling down the branch with a knife to make a handle for his hoe. 他在用刀削树枝做一把锄头柄。

英英词典释义

Verb
1. cut small bits or pare shavings from;
"whittle a piece of wood"

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