whittled的中文翻译是什么意思
whittled
/ˈhwɪtld/
v. 切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 )
whittled的柯林斯释义
VERB削(木头等)
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。
whittled的场景例句
By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner.
9月之前他们会从名单中确定出最后的赢家。
He had whittled eight interviewees down to two.
他已经逐渐将参加面试的人数由8人减少到2人。
Our lead ( = in a sports competition , for example ) was being gradually whittled away.
我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱.
Profits are whittled down by the ever - rising cost of energy.
能源成本的不断上升使利润下降.
We whittled a wooden horse.
我们削成一匹木马.