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词汇 whittle
释义

whittle

/`hwɪtḷ/

(过去式: whittled; 过去完成式: whittled; 现在进行式: whittling)

v.t.

To cut, shape, or sharpen with a knife.

以小刀削切;削造;削尖。

The boy whittled a small branch for a whip handle.

这男孩削了根树枝做鞭柄。

To reduce bit by bit by cutting away.

逐渐削减。

We whittled his price down to one half.

我们将他的价钱杀下一半。

v.i.

To cut bits from a piece of wood or the like with a knife, as in shaping something or as a mere aimless diversion.

逐渐削(木材等,刻形或漫无目的的动作)。

To tire oneself or another by worrying or fussing.

烦累。

derivatives

n. whittler.

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