whittle

英 ['wɪtl] 美 ['wɪtl]

• v. 削(木头)；削减

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 削木头
2. 切
3. 削
4. 削减
5. 减少
6. 削瘦
7. 损害
8. 缩小
9. 削弱
10. 刻
11. 削成形
12. 弄坏身体
13. 把削成…
14. 逐渐减少
15. 使逐渐变小
16. 降低
17. 逐渐缩减
18. 逐渐削薄
19. 削整
20. 削小
21. 削薄
22. Frank Whittle 惠特尔爵士（1907-1996英国工程师喷气发动机的最早设计者）

n. 名词

1. 屠刀
2. 切肉用大刀
3. 大刀

英英释义

Noun:

1. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

Verb:

1. cut small bits or pare shavings from;

   "whittle a piece of wood"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Don't whittle the stick into a short one.
   别把木棍削成短的棍。
2. They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
   他们正著手削减我们的薪水。
3. Furthermore, with the equity markets still in turmoil, Freescale may not be able in the near future to whittle down its debts by selling shares to the public.
   更糟糕的是，资本市场仍然一片混乱，飞思卡尔在近期通过出售股票来削减债务压力的可能性也不大。

经典引文

• He whittled away at a stick.

  出自： M. Fitzgibbon

• Mr McKillips..began whittling as a lad in Washington State.

  出自：Scottish World

• Ted..started..whittling a pencil down to the stub.

  出自： J. Harvey

词汇搭配

• whittle down 削减
• whittle away 切削

近反义词

【近义词】

• shave 刮
• carve 雕刻
• shape 形状
• fashion 时尚
• sculpt 雕刻
• cut 切
• abridge 删节
• curtail 缩减
• pare 削减