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whit·tle 英'wɪtl美'wɪtl COCA⁵³⁴²⁵BNC⁸⁶⁶⁶⁰⁺⁹Economist²⁴¹⁰⁶⁺⁶
基本英英搭配近义反义例句例句
v.削木头;削减¹⁰⁰名词whittler过去分词whittled现在分词whittling三单whittles
Noun:
English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine 1907-1996
Verb:
cut small bits or pare shavings from;whittle a piece of wood whittle down削减whittle away切削
近义词 cut切shave刮pare削减carve雕刻shape形状sculpt雕刻fashion时尚abridge删节curtail缩减
动词87%,名词13%
They are trying to whittle down our salaries.他们正著手削减我们的薪水。
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。 An innocent intimacy, enhanced by the way he was carving, like a boy whittling a stick.
他像一个男孩那样在修削木块，使这种亲密感觉更加显得单纯。 yeeyan
It's natural to feel fearful when a bully is undermining and dis empowering you daily by whittling away at your self- confidence and self- esteem.
当一个欺负者天天通过削弱你的自信和自尊的方式来逐渐破坏你的心理，让你失去力量，这时，感到害怕是自然的。 oooooa
“ Just keep whittling, ” she advises.
“只要保持清除，”她建议。 bbs.trends.com.cn
Andrew especially liked to follow the stream back to a flat rock, where he would sit, whittling and thinking.
安德鲁尤其喜欢沿着小溪走到一块平滑的石块那儿坐下来，边削树枝边沉思。 zftrans
Besides whittling my three numbers down to one, Voice offers free text messaging online.
语音服务除了将我的三个号码合并成一个之外，还提供了免费在线短信功能。 yeeyan
But Russia has spent the past months whittling away the proposed list.
而俄罗斯过去数月一直在削减提出的制裁清单。 ecocn
Chris was a slender blond who was whittling away. He stood there all during the picture.
那个身材削瘦，金发碧眼的男青年叫克里斯，他一直在不停地削木头。整个片子中他一直都在那里。 ebigear
He might be whittling, or splicing a rope, or just sitting.
他在削什么东西，或在搓绳，或只是坐着。 blog.sina.com.cn
I assume that some people feel this way about painting and others about knitting or whittling or even cutting and pasting.
我猜想，一些人认为绘画会带来这样的感受，而另一些人认为编织，剪裁也能带来同样的体会。 yeeyan
I was slowly whittling away at my possessions, then took a huge leap when we sold or gave away almost everything and moved to San Francisco.
我曾慢慢削减我的杂物，终于在卖掉或送出几乎所有东西并搬到旧金山的时候迈出了一大步。 yeeyan
It starts with creating a little more space in your life, whittling away time wasters and deceptive obligations until you have enough room to add something new.
其实你可以利用浪费的时间和不必要的义务来胃自己创造一点空间，直到这空间足够大到在你的生活中产生新的元素。 yeeyan
It is whittling away at family reunification rights, and plans to make it harder to settle permanently in Britain.
它限制了由于家庭团聚而申请移民的人数，并拟定一批计划加大永久定居英国的难度。 ecocn
Since then he has broken his collarbone, cracked his ribs, broken both his ankles, stabbed himself while whittling a stick and cut off the end of his finger with a Stanley knife.
从那时起，他先后摔断裂过锁骨、肋骨和双脚脚踝，削棍子时刺伤过自己，还被斯坦利木工刀割掉了一只手指指尖。 cri
Sometimes he'd quiet down and just stare sadly at the floor, like a man whittling.
有时他会静下来，纯粹悲哀地凝视着地板，象一个正在用小刀削刻的人。 blog.sina.com.cn
The judges, which included both journalists and scientists, spent an entire day slowly whittling the record 2,200 images down to the best.
包括新闻记者和科学家在内的评委们花了一整天从2200张照片中慢慢筛选出最佳作品。 yeeyan
This Moschino Cheap & Chic dress flatters too: the wrap-style top is waist- whittling, while the full skirt makes legs look leaner.
这件莫斯基诺礼服也讨人喜欢：裹式上衣削弱腰部，而裙子使腿看起来更瘦。3l0g
Whittling away at debt comes with many benefits.
降低债务会带来很多好处。 yeeyan |