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　

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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

• Don't whittle the stick down too much or it won't be long enough.
  别把那棍削得太多，不然就不够长了。
• This uses a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.
  这一方法使用一连串线索来逐渐减少排除选项，直到最后只剩下一个选项。
• Eventually, users can whittle that fee down to nothing by tying their computers to The Pirate Bay's "cloud" network.
  不过，如果用户愿意把自己的电脑加入海盗湾的“云”计算网络，那么他们的月费就可以被减免。
• 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。
• Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
  奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。
• Whittle the stick down a bit more.
  把木棍再削细点儿。
• A girl named Maxi went off to whittle a branch with a hunting knife.
  一个名叫马克西（Maxi）的女孩走到一边，拿着一把猎刀削起树枝来。
• Sarah Whittle: You did just see three monkeys go by on a motorcycle; right?
  莎拉：你刚才正好看见一辆摩托车上有三头驴，是吧？
• 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。
• 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。