whittle
v. 切,削(木头); 削弱; 减少
If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.
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。
1. cut small bits or pare shavings from;
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.