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whittled

英 [ˈwɪtld]

美 [ˈwɪtld]

v.  把(木头等)削成…
whittle的过去分词和过去式

过去式:whittled 

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 削(木头等)
    If youwhittlesomething from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.
    1. He whittled a new handle for his ax...
      他给斧头削了一个新把手。
    2. Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
      奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。

双语例句

  • I've whittled the shortlist down to six.
    我已把候选人名单削减为六人。
  • Two and a half years just whittled down to one tiny.
    两年半的恋情最后只剩下了。
  • By half time Argentina had whittled the gap down to one goal.
    到半场结束时,阿根廷队已将差距缩小到了一球。
  • This year China whittled down its list of crimes punishable by death.
    今年,中国也减少了死刑名单上的人数。
  • The collaborators whittled these down to the 27 biggest events, so that there would be no ambiguity.
    科研人员们把这些归纳为27中影响最大的事件,因此也就不会出现不明确的地方。
  • He whittled a new handle for his ax
    他给斧头削了一个新把手。
  • Once we had whittled down the required reviewer list, we could afford to give each respondent one-on-one attention.
    一旦我们减少了所需的复审员名单,我们会注意到每个复审员的反馈。
  • Before he knows it, he has whittled his stick down to a toothpick, which snaps in his hands.
    他不知不觉把那块木头削得像牙签一样细,在他的手中折断了。
  • To give the wooden beams an aged look, she whittled them down before varnishing them.
    为了让木梁一岁看,她削弱他们面前上光下来。
  • Reuters reported earlier yesterday that the final shortlist has been whittled down to eight.
    路透社(Reuters)昨日早些时候报道称,最终入围名单已被减至8家。