whittle
英 ['wɪt(ə)l]
美['wɪtl]
- vt. 削；削减；切；削弱
- vi. 削；削木头；弄坏身体
- n. 屠刀
- n. (Whittle)人名；(英)惠特尔
词态变化
第三人称单数: whittles;过去式: whittled;过去分词: whittled;现在分词: whittling;
助记提示
1. 威特刀 => 佛山市威特刀具有限公司。
中文词源
whittle 削
可能来自whet,磨，使锋利。
英英释意
- 1. cut small bits or pare shavings from;
- "whittle a piece of wood"
英文词源
- whittle (v.)
- 1550s, "to cut thin shavings from (something) with a knife," from Middle English whittel "a knife," especially a large one (c. 1400), variant of thwittle (late 14c.), from Old English þwitan "to cut," from Proto-Germanic *thwit- (cognates: Old Norse þveita "to hew"), from PIE root *twei- "to agitate, shake, toss." Figurative sense is attested from 1746. Related: Whittled; whittling.
实用场景例句
- He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.
- 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
牛津词典
- He whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy.
- 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
牛津词典
- I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five.
- 我最后总算把名单上的名字减少到了只有五个。
牛津词典
- He whittled a new handle for his ax...
- 他给斧头削了一个新把手。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
- 奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The recent election results have whittle away the government's power.
- 最近的选举结果削弱了政府的权力.
期刊摘选
- He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.
- 试图改变自己适应别人的人很快就会迷失自己.
期刊摘选
- Make this plug smaller for me, but do not whittle away too much wood.
- 帮我把这个塞子弄小一点, 但木头不要削掉太多.
期刊摘选
- Whittle ignored the query on the farm's actual location.
- 但他没有正面回应农场的具体位置.
期刊摘选
- This uses a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.
- 这一方法使用一连串线索来逐渐减少排除选项,直到最后只剩下一个选项.
期刊摘选
- The collapse of a braced excavation in Singapore, April 2004 Whittle.
- 新加坡某一工地支撑开挖倒塌, 2004四月.
期刊摘选
- They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
- 他们正着手削减我们的薪水.
辞典例句
- Your article is too long, try to whittle it away to half its length.
- 你的文章太长了, 要设法删减到原有长度的一半.
期刊摘选
- Sarah Whittle: Don't ever call me crazy, Alan!
- 莎拉: 永远不要叫我疯子, 阿兰!
期刊摘选
- Sarah Whittle: You did just see three monkeys go by on a motorcycle; right?
- 莎拉: 你刚才正好看见一辆摩托车上有三头驴, 是吧?
期刊摘选
- He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.
- 他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力.
辞典例句
- Sarah Whittle: They grow much faster than bamboo. Take care or they'll come after you.
- 莎拉: 他们长得比竹子还要快. 小心哦要不然他们会追上你的.
期刊摘选
- Sarah Whittle: A lowercase fall never perceive anybody!
- 莎拉: 一点小雨是不可能伤到人的!
期刊摘选
- Do you constantly whittle away at a problem , trying to find a solution?
- 是否会坚持不懈地寻找方法逐步解决问题?
期刊摘选
- I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.
- 我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。
柯林斯例句
- Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
- 他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。
柯林斯例句
- The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
- 总统已经同意减少他的提案。
柯林斯例句