whittle
美 [ˈhwɪt(ə)l] 
英 ['wɪt(ə)l]
- n.屠刀；〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
- v.把（木头等）削成…
- 网络削减；惠特尔；削减，减少
词形变化
第三人称单数：whittles 现在分词：whittling 过去式：whittled 同义词
英汉双解
1. | 把（木头等）削成…to form a piece of wood, etc. into a particular shape by cutting small pieces from it |
| 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。 |
| 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。 |
英汉解释
v. | 1. 切;削;削减,减少;削瘦,损害 (down; away) |
n. | |
英英解释
例句
It has no official status yet, and must be formally approved before negotiators can start to whittle it down.
该份草案尚不具备官方地位，并且在谈判开始之前，文本的削减必须获得正式批准。
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。
'But Britain could have won the war by 1942 using the same technology, if the RAF had not rejected Whittle's designs at the outset. '
但是英国本可在1942用此技术嬴得战争，假如英国皇家空军从一开始不拒绝惠特尔爵士的发明。
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。
regulators are working through iosco , an international body of securities regulators , to attempt to whittle down these differences.
各国权威机构正通过国际证监会组织来试图消除这些琐碎的区别。
In the season of joy I present my sincere wihers or kind imagines. May the kind of New Year away shine whittle the rest.
在这愉快的时节给你我最真的热爱和亲切的思念，愿你今年的新年比往年更璀璨。
If you start with a thick shoe and slowly whittle down, at what point does the person start to run like they're barefoot?
如果你开始穿一双厚底鞋然后逐渐把鞋磨薄，那到底要磨到何种程度才等同于赤脚跑步的效果呢？
China is also trying to whittle down iron-ore prices in talks with Rio and other suppliers.
中国还试图通过与力拓和其它供应商的谈判削减铁矿石的价格。
Whittle believes his soundtrack can shed light on how matter was distributed in the early formation of the universe.
惠特尔相信他的配乐会为在宇宙早期形成过程中物质的分布提供帮助。
The universe provided a unique, if somewhat imperfect, concert hall for what may have been creation's opening chord, Whittle said.
如果说有几分不完美的话，宇宙为创世之初开场和弦提供了一个独特的音乐厅，惠特尔说。
"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”。
China and Russia's dual reliance on strong energy ties will also ensure they remain close as they bid to whittle down US influence in Asia.
中国和俄罗斯对于彼此之间牢固能源关系的双重依赖，将会使两国保持紧密的联系，合力削弱美国在亚洲的影响力。
Write out the complete story, he advises, and then whittle it down to a series of concise descriptive bullet points.
他建议，写出整个故事，然后再浓缩为一系列简明扼要的叙述。
The process was used to whittle the original 19 genes down to just three, which were then tested on skin cells from the tails of adult mice.
这个进程被用来将原来的十九个基因减少到三个，然后在取自成年老鼠尾巴上的皮肤细胞上进行实验。
A junior HR officer will typically whittle these down to a long list, spending no more than 15 seconds examining each CV.
人力资源的低级员工通常会精减出一份初选名单，阅读每份简历的不超过15秒。
They wanted to "explode the myth" that only development professionals could come forward with ideas worthy of funding, Whittle said.
惠特尔表示，通过建立“全球捐助”组织，他们希望“破除神话”，即只有从事发展工作的专业人员才能够提出值得资助的方案。
The Grim Reaper can cut life short and, under the right circumstances, whittle those still standing down to the size of pygmies.
死神可以使生命缩短，但在特定环境下也可以使活着的人变成侏儒。
The brain tissue analyzed by Dr. Grant's team was extracted by a surgeon, Ian Whittle of Edinburgh University.
格兰特小组分析的脑组织是从爱丁堡大学的外科医师伊恩维特处拿来的。
Listen to Whittle's conception of what the universe's first million years sounded like, compressed into five seconds.
倾听惠特尔压制成5秒钟声碟的宇宙头一百万年间声音的构想。
Eventually, users can whittle that fee down to nothing by tying their computers to The Pirate Bay's "cloud" network.
不过，如果用户愿意把自己的电脑加入海盗湾的“云”计算网络，那么他们的月费就可以被减免。
Don't whittle the stick into a short one.
别把木棍削成短的棍。
Leeds Crown Court was told Whittle wrote offensive articles that were then published on the internet by Sheppard.
利兹刑事法庭被告知维特撰写了攻击性文章，然后由斯帕得在因特网上发布。
Don't whittle yourself down to a simple footnote.
不要把自己削减成单一的脚本。
A girl named Maxi went off to whittle a branch with a hunting knife.
一个名叫马克西（Maxi）的女孩走到一边，拿着一把猎刀削起树枝来。
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。
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.
修剪自己以适应每个人的人将很快地把自己磨损…
Don't whittle the stick into a short one.
别把木棍削成短的棍。
"By listening to the universe, you can figure out its structure, " Whittle said.
“通过倾听，你能够判断宇宙的结构，”惠特尔说。
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只猴子，是吧？
Sarah Whittle: They grow much faster than bamboo. Take care or they ll come after you.
莎拉：他们长得比竹笋还要快。警惕他们，不然他们会捉住你的。
The same-nation clause of the draw means that we can now whittle our list of potential next-round opponents down to five.
同一联赛不能碰面的规则意味着，我们可以把我们下轮中可能遇到的对手范围减少到5名。
Whittle's visual meditations center on our tools of knowledge, such as nomenclature, classifications, perspectives, the stuff of science.
怀德的视觉冥想关注于我们的获取知识的工具，诸如术语，分类，透视法等的这些科学。
This month he will at last unveil his plans to whittle down the number of state-owned companies to about 250 from 319.
李明博于今年二月份当选为韩国总统，他将在本月最终公布其消减国有公司的计划，从319家减至约250家。
whittle the stick down too much or it won't be long enough.
别把那棍削得太多，不然就不够长了。
If you whittle them down to 10% of their health but can't "close the deal" then they may be back up at 50% or 100% in no time.
如果你把他们打到只剩下10%生命，却不能“做个了断”，那么他们会瞬间恢复到50%甚至100%。
Other ways to whittle down banks are thinkable.
另外一些削减银行的办法是值得考虑的。
"We are actually seeing the sound waves, " Whittle said.
“我们确实看到了声波，”惠特尔说。
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。
Sarah Whittle: Don't ever call me crazy, Alan!
莎拉：永远不要叫我疯子，艾伦！
"We think that any child that graduates from high school a monoglot is automatically behind, " Whittle says.
“我们认为任何一个孩子高中毕业时还只会说一种语言都自然而然的落后了，”惠特尔说。
By contrast, EPA officials think they can whittle emissions down by only 5 percent in the same timeframe.
相比而言，环保署的官员们则认为，在同一时间段内，他们只能将排放量拉低5%。
