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whittle是什么意思？
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whittle

英[ˈwɪtl] 美[ˈhwɪtl, ˈwɪtl]
  • 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 whittledwhittleswhittle down
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      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.
      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"