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　

TOEFLGRE

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sarah Whittle: Don't ever call me crazy, Alan!
  莎拉：永远不要叫我疯子，阿兰！
• 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。
• Their resistance and boycott threat might instead be more of an effort to whittle down the markup that Rio Tinto is seeking in current contract negotiations.
  他们的反对和抵制威胁或许更是一种为打击力拓的涨价企图而采取的策略。
• Sure, I bet he could, uh, whittle a private little dance floor for the two ofyou.
  当然，我打赌他能为你们俩做一个私人的舞台。
• I think we'd better whittle down her schedule.
  我想我们最好削减一些她的日程计划。
• 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。
• We whittle it down to two.
  慢慢地，我们又减少到了两项。