whittled

英 [ˈwɪtld]

美 [ˈwɪtld]

v.  把(木头等)削成…
whittle的过去分词和过去式

过去式：whittled　

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。

双语例句

• So we've now whittled this problem down into half and so we can literally and dramatically throw half of the problem away.
  如此一来，我们就把这个问题简化了一半，我们可以大胆的扔掉另一半。
• He had whittled eight interviewees down to two
  他已经逐渐将参加面试的人数由8人减少到2人。
• Inflation has whittled away their savings.
  通货膨胀蚕食了他们的积蓄。
• They whittled down the enemy's military and economic strength in a war of attrition.
  他们通过消耗战削弱敌人的军事和经济力量。
• Before he knows it, he has whittled his stick down to a toothpick, which snaps in his hands.
  他不知不觉把那块木头削得像牙签一样细，在他的手中折断了。
• Sunday's results came on the heels of a Saturday release indicating that years of war had whittled away at Americans'support for the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  紧跟在星期六民调结果之后的星期天民调结果，显示了长达几年时间的战争已经极大的削弱了美国民众对伊拉克战争和阿富汗战争的支持度。
• Once we had whittled down the required reviewer list, we could afford to give each respondent one-on-one attention.
  一旦我们减少了所需的复审员名单，我们会注意到每个复审员的反馈。
• Inflation has whittled away the value of savings.
  通货膨胀降低了存款的价值。
• Whittled down the debt by making small payments.
  通过小额支付来削减债务。
• Governments have whittled down the budget on subsidizing individual artists.
  政府逐渐减少了资助艺术家的预算。