whittle

US [ˈhwɪt(ə)l]
UK ['wɪt(ə)l]
  • n.屠刀；〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
  • v.把（木头等）削成…
  • Web削减；惠特尔；削减，减少
Simple Present：whittles  Present Participle：whittling  Past Tense：whittled  

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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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Definition:
AllAll,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
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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。
gāi fèn cǎo àn shàng bù jù bèi guān fāng dì wèi , bìng qiě zài tán pàn kāi shǐ zhī qián , wén běn de xuē jiǎn bì xū huò de zhèng shì pī zhǔn 。
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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。
tā kāi shǐ xuē ruò tā suǒ wèi néng kòng zhì de yí qiè zhèng fǔ quán lì 。
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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。
dàn shì yīng guó běn kě zài yì qiān jiǔ bǎi sì shí èr yòng cǐ jì shù yíng de zhàn zhēng , jiǎ rú yīng guó huáng jiā kōng jūn cóng yī kāi shǐ bù jù jué huì tè ěr jué shì de fā míng 。
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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。
tā kě yǐ shā shāng duǒ zài chéng qiáng hòu fáng shǒu de dí rén , yě kě yǐ gōng jī chéng qiáng wài de gōng chéng bù duì 。
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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。
gè guó quán wēi jī gòu zhèng tōng guò guó jì zhèng jiān huì zǔ zhī lái shì tú xiāo chú zhè xiē suǒ suì de qū bié 。
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6.
In the season of joy I present my sincere wihers or kind imagines. May the kind of New Year away shine whittle the rest.
在这愉快的时节给你我最真的热爱和亲切的思念，愿你今年的新年比往年更璀璨。
zài zhè yú kuài de shí jié gěi nǐ wǒ zuì zhēn de rè ài hé qīn qiè de sī niàn , yuàn nǐ jīn nián de xīn nián bǐ wǎng nián gèng cuǐ càn 。
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7.
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？
rú guǒ nǐ kāi shǐ chuān yì shuāng hòu dǐ xié rán hòu zhú jiàn bǎ xié mó báo , nà dào dǐ yào mó dào hé zhǒng chéng dù cái děng tóng yú chì jiǎo pǎo bù de xiào guǒ ne ?
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8.
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。
zhōng guó hái shì tú tōng guò yǔ lì tuò hé qí tā gōng yìng shāng de tán pàn xuē jiǎn tiě kuàng shí de jià gé 。
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9.
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。
huì tè ěr xiāng xìn tā de pèi yuè huì wèi zài yǔ zhòu zǎo qī xíng chéng guò chéng zhōng wù zhì de fēn bù tí gōng bāng zhù 。
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10.
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。
rú guǒ shuō yǒu jǐ fēn bù wán měi de huà , yǔ zhòu wèi chuàng shì zhī chū kāi chǎng hé xián tí gōng le yī gè dú tè de yīn yuè tīng , huì tè ěr shuō 。
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