whittle
英 ['w?t(?)l]
美['w?tl]
- vt. 削；削减；切；削弱
- vi. 削；削木头；弄坏身体
- n. 屠刀
- n. (Whittle)人名；(英)惠特尔
GRETOEFL低频词畅通词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?whittles;过去式:?whittled;过去分词:?whittled;现在分词:?whittling;
助记提示
1. 威特刀 => 佛山市威特刀具有限公司。
中文词源
whittle 削
可能来自whet,磨，使锋利。
英文词源
- whittle (v.)
- 1550s, "to cut thin shavings from (something) with a knife," from Middle English whittel "a knife," especially a large one (c. 1400), variant of thwittle (late 14c.), from Old English twitan "to cut," from Proto-Germanic *thwit- (cognates: Old Norse tveita "to hew"), from PIE root *twei- "to agitate, shake, toss." Figurative sense is attested from 1746. Related: Whittled; whittling.
双语例句
- 1. The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
- 总统已经同意减少他的提案。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.
- 我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
- 他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
- 他们正着手削减我们的薪水.
来自辞典例句
- 5. 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.
来自辞典例句