whittle
英 /'(h)witl/
中文释义
v.削(木头)；削减
v. to carve wood into a desired shape. v. to reduce gradually.
常用搭配
- whittle wood削木头
- whittle down逐渐削减
- whittle a stick削木棍
例句
- Grandpa liked to whittle little birds out of pine.爷爷喜欢用松木削小鸟。
- We whittled the shortlist down to three candidates.我们把候选名单削减到三人。