| 单词 | whittle |
| 释义 | whit·tleBrE /ˈwɪtl/ NAmE /ˈwɪtl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they whittleBrE /ˈwɪtl/ NAmE /ˈwɪtl/ present simple - he / she / it whittlesBrE /ˈwɪtlz/ NAmE /ˈwɪtlz/ past simple whittledBrE /ˈwɪtld/ NAmE /ˈwɪtld/ past participle whittledBrE /ˈwɪtld/ NAmE /ˈwɪtld/ -ing form whittlingBrE /ˈwɪtlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwɪtlɪŋ/ to form a piece of wood , etc . into a particular shape by cutting small pieces from it 把（木头等）削成…◆ ~A (from B )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。◆ ~B (into A )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。 ● ˌwhittle sth↔aˈway to make sth gradually decrease in value or amount 削减，减少，降低（…的价值或数量）● ˌwhittle sth↔ˈdown to reduce the size or number of sth 减少，缩减（…的大小或数目）◆ I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five . 我最后总算把名单上的名字减少到了只有五个。 |
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