| 单词 | whittle |
| 释义 | whittle['hwitl]vt. 逐渐削薄, 削整, 削弱, 削减vi. 削木头n. 大刀, 屠刀 whittle whit.tle AHD: [hw¹t“l, w¹t“l] D.J. [6hw!tl, 6w!tl]K.K. [6hw!t1, 6w!t1]v.（动词） whit.tled,whit.tling,whit.tles v.tr.（及物动词）1. To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).削：从（一块木头）上切下小片或削去皮2. To fashion or shape in this way:削制，削成：用这种方式制成或使…成形：whittle a toy boat.削制成玩具船3. To reduce or eliminate gradually, as if by whittling with a knife:削弱，削减：好象用刀子削一样逐渐地减少或消除：whittled down the debt by making small payments.通过小额支付来削减债务v.intr.（不及物动词）To cut or shape wood with a knife.用刀削：用刀子削木头或使木头成形语源:1. From Middle English whyttel [knife] 源自 中古英语 whyttel [刀子] 2. variant of thwitel thwitel的变体 3. from thwiten [to whittle] 源自 thwiten [削] 4. from Old English thw&9{ºtan} [to strike, whittle down] 源自 古英语 thw&9{ºtan} [打击，削减] 继承用法:whit“tler n.（名词） |
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