whittle
英 ['w?t(?)l]
美['w?tl]
- vt. 削；削減；切；削弱
- vi. 削；削木頭；弄壞身體
- n. 屠刀
- n. (Whittle)人名；(英)惠特爾
實用場景例句
- He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.
- 他把那塊木頭削成了一個簡易的玩具。
牛津詞典
- He whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy.
- 他把那塊木頭削成了一個簡易的玩具。
牛津詞典
- I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five.
- 我最后總算把名單上的名字減少到了只有五個。
牛津詞典
- He whittled a new handle for his ax...
- 他給斧頭削了一個新把手。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
- 奇蒂坐在搖椅上削著木頭。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The recent election results have whittle away the government's power.
- 最近的選舉結果削弱了政府的權力.
期刊摘選
- He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.
- 試圖改變自己適應別人的人很快就會迷失自己.
期刊摘選
- Make this plug smaller for me, but do not whittle away too much wood.
- 幫我把這個塞子弄小一點, 但木頭不要削掉太多.
期刊摘選
- Whittle ignored the query on the farm's actual location.
- 但他沒有正面回應農場的具體位置.
期刊摘選
- This uses a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.
- 這一方法使用一連串線索來逐漸減少排除選項,直到最后只剩下一個選項.
期刊摘選
- The collapse of a braced excavation in Singapore, April 2004 Whittle.
- 新加坡某一工地支撐開挖倒塌, 2004四月.
期刊摘選
- They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
- 他們正著手削減我們的薪水.
辭典例句
- Your article is too long, try to whittle it away to half its length.
- 你的文章太長了, 要設法刪減到原有長度的一半.
期刊摘選
- Sarah Whittle: Don't ever call me crazy, Alan!
- 莎拉: 永遠不要叫我瘋子, 阿蘭!
期刊摘選
- Sarah Whittle: You did just see three monkeys go by on a motorcycle; right?
- 莎拉: 你剛才正好看見一輛摩托車上有三頭驢, 是吧?
期刊摘選
- He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.
- 他開始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府權力.
辭典例句
- Sarah Whittle: They grow much faster than bamboo. Take care or they'll come after you.
- 莎拉: 他們長得比竹子還要快. 小心哦要不然他們會追上你的.
期刊摘選
- Sarah Whittle: A lowercase fall never perceive anybody!
- 莎拉: 一點小雨是不可能傷到人的!
期刊摘選
- Do you constantly whittle away at a problem , trying to find a solution?
- 是否會堅持不懈地尋找方法逐步解決問題?
期刊摘選
- I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.
- 我認為政府總的目的是要削弱福利國家體制。
柯林斯例句
- Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
- 他們的做法是要削弱證據的說服力以提出合理的質疑。
柯林斯例句
- The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
- 總統已經同意減少他的提案。
柯林斯例句