whittle
whittle
verb
[with obj.]
verb
[with obj.]
- carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it
雕，削（木头）
■carve (an object) from wood in this way
将木雕成，削制（物品）
■(whittle something away/down)reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps
削弱，削减
the shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.
15人的候选名单最后削减为5人。
[no obj. ]the censors had whittled away at the racy dialogue.
审查员们对下流的对话内容进行了删减。
- mid 16th cent.: from dialect whittle 'knife'
热门查询
- painstaker n.<废>勤恳的人，刻苦的人
- painstaking adj.（不辞）劳苦的，辛苦的,煞费苦心的,苦干的，辛勤的,小心的 n.苦干，刻苦,勤勉,辛苦,煞费苦心
- painsworthy adj.值得花力气的，值得下功夫的
- paint n.颜料，涂料,绘画作品,胭脂等化妆品,色彩，装饰 vt.涂色于,绘画,（用语言，文字等）描写,擦脂粉等 vi.描绘,绘画,化妆
- paintbox n.绘具箱
- paintbrush n.漆刷，画刷，画笔
- painted adj.描画的，着色的 v.画，绘画( paint的过去式和过去分词 ),描绘,在…上涂涂料[油漆],往（指甲、嘴唇等上）施化妆品
- painter n.画家，着色者,油漆匠,（系船的）缆绳,破诡计
- painterly adj.美术的
- painting n.绘画,油画,上色，着色,颜料，油漆 v.绘画（ paint的现在分词）,涂色于
- paintress n.女画家
- paintwork n.油漆工作，涂上的油漆
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