whittling
美 [ˈhwɪt(ə)l] 
英 ['wɪt(ə)l]
- v.切；削；削减；削瘦
- n.屠刀；〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
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. | |
英英解释
例句
But should attacks by the coalition forces continue, the slow whittling away of his heavy weaponry is likely to reduce his options rapidly.
然而一旦联军的空袭持续下去，慢慢耗掉他的重型武器，他的优势可能会迅速丢失。
He might be whittling, or splicing a rope, or just sitting.
他在削什么东西，或在搓绳，或只是坐着。
Andrew especially liked to follow the stream back to a flat rock, where he would sit, whittling and thinking.
安德鲁尤其喜欢沿着小溪走到一块平滑的石块那儿坐下来，边削树枝边沉思。
Sometimes he'd quiet down and just stare sadly at the floor, like a man whittling.
有时他会静下来，纯粹悲哀地凝视着地板，象一个正在用小刀削刻的人。
I was slowly whittling away at my possessions, then took a huge leap when we sold or gave away almost everything and moved to San Francisco.
我曾慢慢削减我的杂物，终于在卖掉或送出几乎所有东西并搬到旧金山的时候迈出了一大步。
Translate the following sentence into Chinese, 'But it's a real person who can give you power to focus on whittling a problem down to size.
但是还是现实的人能给你力量，让你集中精力来把问题简化。
The market had expected some form of monetary easing but hadn't imagined a whittling of interest rates, even if merely symbolic.
市场已经预料到了一些关于货币政策松动的形式，但却没有想到利率被降低了，即使仅仅是象征性的降低。
It is whittling away at family reunification rights, and plans to make it harder to settle permanently in Britain.
它限制了由于家庭团聚而申请移民的人数，并拟定一批计划加大永久定居英国的难度。
In the meantime, new competitors are eroding incumbent businesses' market shares, with price wars whittling down their profit margins.
与此同时，新的竞争者正通过价格战压低现有企业的利润率，侵蚀它们的市场份额。
An innocent intimacy, enhanced by the way he was carving, like a boy whittling a stick.
他像一个男孩那样在修削木块，使这种亲密感觉更加显得单纯。
Whittling away at oneself in a dream state is not unusual. Many people find themselves acquiring different forms of handicaps in dreams.
在梦中蚕食自己并非少见，许多人在梦中发现他们得到不同形式的残疾。
The mere thought can conjure up ideas of hand-cranking appliances and whittling your own kitchen table.
不经意间的想法能让人想到手摇装置，使你的橱房餐桌面积逐渐变小。
The judges, which included both journalists and scientists, spent an entire day slowly whittling the record 2, 200 images down to the best.
包括新闻记者和科学家在内的评委们花了一整天从2200张照片中慢慢筛选出最佳作品。
This Moschino Cheap & Chic dress flatters too: the wrap-style top is waist-whittling, while the full skirt makes legs look leaner.
这件莫斯基诺礼服也讨人喜欢：裹式上衣削弱腰部，而裙子使腿看起来更瘦。
With so many different values sets and worldviews, the importance of whittling down your core beliefs becomes obvious.
面对这么多价值观和世界观，剔掉过多的信仰的重要性便不言而喻了。
Is there any way of whittling down this thicket of medical theorising?
有什么办法削平这片医学推理的荆棘么？
But Russia has spent the past months whittling away the proposed list.
而俄罗斯过去数月一直在削减提出的制裁清单。
Whittling away at debt comes with many benefits.
降低债务会带来很多好处。
