whittle away

whittle away

美 　英

• v.切；削
• 网络削去；减弱；削减

词形变化

第三人称单数：whittles away  现在分词：whittling away  过去式：whittled away  

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英汉解释

v.	1. 切;削
un.	1. 缩小差距

英英解释

na.	1. to gradually reduce the amount or importance of something

例句

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。

Useful in dealing with units skulking behind walls for protection, or to whittle away besieging troops outside your walls.

它可以杀伤躲在城墙后防守的敌人，也可以攻击城墙外的攻城部队。

"Once you get very large, the cost of implementing decisions starts to whittle away your advantage, " says Mr Wightman.

Wightman先生说“一旦你的规模过大，执行决定的成本开始削弱你的优势”。

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以逐渐减少排除选项，到最后只剩下一个选项。

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。