whittles

whittles

美 [ˈhwɪt(ə)l] 　英 ['wɪt(ə)l]

• v.切；削；减少；削瘦
• n.屠刀；〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
• 网络削减；惠特尔

词形变化

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

同义词

英汉解释

v.	1. 切;削;削减,减少;削瘦,损害 (down; away)
n.	1. 〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀;屠刀

英英解释

v.	1. to make an object out of wood by cutting pieces off the wood with a small knife

例句

As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts.

由于强大的星光削减着这些冰冷的宇宙山峰，那些残留的雕塑柱看起来如同各种想象中的神兽。

The difference between being responsible and being irresponsible whittles down to two things: accountability and adaptability.

负责和不负责之间的差别归根结底是两件事：问责和适应。