whittle

美 [ˈhwɪt(ə)l]
英 ['wɪt(ə)l]
  • n.屠刀；〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
  • v.把（木头等）削成…
  • 网络削减；惠特尔；削减，减少
第三人称单数：whittles  现在分词：whittling  过去式：whittled  

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网络释义

whittle
v.
1.
把（木头等）削成…to form a piece of wood, etc. into a particular shape by cutting small pieces from it
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。

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释义:
全部全部,屠刀屠刀,〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀,把削成…把削成…,削减削减,惠特尔惠特尔,削减，减少削减，减少
类别:全部全部,口语口语,书面语书面语,标题标题,技术技术
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1.
It has no official status yet, and must be formally approved before negotiators can start to whittle it down.
该份草案尚不具备官方地位，并且在谈判开始之前，文本的削减必须获得正式批准。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
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。
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3.
'But Britain could have won the war by 1942 using the same technology, if the RAF had not rejected Whittle's designs at the outset. '
但是英国本可在1942用此技术嬴得战争，假如英国皇家空军从一开始不拒绝惠特尔爵士的发明。
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4.
Useful in dealing with units skulking behind walls for protection, or to whittle away besieging troops outside your walls.
它可以杀伤躲在城墙后防守的敌人，也可以攻击城墙外的攻城部队。
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5.
regulators are working through iosco , an international body of securities regulators , to attempt to whittle down these differences.
各国权威机构正通过国际证监会组织来试图消除这些琐碎的区别。
www.ichacha.net
6.
If you start with a thick shoe and slowly whittle down, at what point does the person start to run like they're barefoot?
如果你开始穿一双厚底鞋然后逐渐把鞋磨薄，那到底要磨到何种程度才等同于赤脚跑步的效果呢？
ngmchina.com.cn
7.
China is also trying to whittle down iron-ore prices in talks with Rio and other suppliers.
中国还试图通过与力拓和其它供应商的谈判削减铁矿石的价格。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
Whittle believes his soundtrack can shed light on how matter was distributed in the early formation of the universe.
惠特尔相信他的配乐会为在宇宙早期形成过程中物质的分布提供帮助。
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9.
The universe provided a unique, if somewhat imperfect, concert hall for what may have been creation's opening chord, Whittle said.
如果说有几分不完美的话，宇宙为创世之初开场和弦提供了一个独特的音乐厅，惠特尔说。
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10.
"Once you get very large, the cost of implementing decisions starts to whittle away your advantage, " says Mr Wightman.
Wightman先生说“一旦你的规模过大，执行决定的成本开始削弱你的优势”。
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