v.(动词)

1. 削木头
2. 切
3. 削
4. 削减
5. 减少
6. 削瘦
7. 损害
8. 缩小
9. 削弱
10. 刻
11. 削成形
12. 弄坏身体
13. 把削成…
14. 逐渐减少
15. 使逐渐变小
16. 降低
17. 逐渐缩减
18. 逐渐削薄
19. 削整
20. 削小
21. 削薄
22. Frank whittle 惠特尔爵士（1907-1996英国工程师喷气发动机的最早设计者）

n.(名词)

1. 屠刀
2. 切肉用大刀
3. 大刀

Noun:

1. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

Verb:

1. cut small bits or pare shavings from;

   "whittle a piece of wood"
   

1.削(木头等)
If youwhittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.

e.g. He whittled a new handle for his ax...
他给斧头削了一个新把手。
e.g. Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。

相关词组：whittle awaywhittle down

1. 削木头：珍珠无e在和谈(parley),脱毛倒置又混杂(motley)我们焊接(weld)我合并(meld),因i焊接是操纵(wield)小样他闲聊(tattle),我在争斗志(mettle),网络添麻烦(nettle),谁在削木头(whittle),扔掉掐死你(throttle)你毛在呻吟(moan),

2. 削(水果等)：73. Tie a necktie打领带 | 74.whittle削(水果等) | 75. Ride a bike骑自行车

3. whittle的反义词

3. 切：whittle down 削减 |whittle 切 | whity 发白的

4. whittle的解释

4. 粗厚呢：whitney 惠特尼波纹起绒大衣呢 |whittle 粗厚呢 | whizzer 离心分离机

• He whittled away at a stick.

  出自：M. Fitzgibbon

• Mr McKillips..began whittling as a lad in Washington State.

  出自：Scottish World

• Ted..started..whittling a pencil down to the stub.

  出自：J. Harvey

Don't whittle the stick into a short one.

别把木棍削成短的棍。

They are trying to whittle down our salaries.

他们正著手削减我们的薪水。

Furthermore, with the equity markets still in turmoil, Freescale may not be able in the near future to whittle down its debts by selling shares to the public.

更糟糕的是，资本市场仍然一片混乱，飞思卡尔在近期通过出售股票来削减债务压力的可能性也不大。

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。

I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five.

我最后总算把名单上的名字减少到了只有五个。

He whittled a new handle for his ax...

他给斧头削了一个新把手。

Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.

奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。

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.

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.

试图改变自己适应别人的人很快就会迷失自己.

Make this plug smaller for me, but do not whittle away too much wood.

帮我把这个塞子弄小一点, 但木头不要削掉太多.

whittle ignored the query on the farm's actual location.

但他没有正面回应农场的具体位置.

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来逐渐减少排除选项,直到最后只剩下一个选项.

The collapse of a braced excavation in Singapore, April 2004 whittle.

新加坡某一工地支撑开挖倒塌, 2004四月.

They are trying to whittle down our salaries.

他们正着手削减我们的薪水.

Your article is too long, try to whittle it away to half its length.

你的文章太长了, 要设法删减到原有长度的一半.

Sarah whittle: Don't ever call me crazy, Alan!

莎拉: 永远不要叫我疯子, 阿兰!

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头驴, 是吧?

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.

Sarah whittle: They grow much faster than bamboo. Take care or they'll come after you.

莎拉: 他们长得比竹子还要快. 小心哦要不然他们会追上你的.

Sarah whittle: A lowercase fall never perceive anybody!

莎拉: 一点小雨是不可能伤到人的!

Do you constantly whittle away at a problem , trying to find a solution?

是否会坚持不懈地寻找方法逐步解决问题?

I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.

我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。

Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.

他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。

The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.

总统已经同意减少他的提案。