单词 | whittle |
释义 | whit·tle ![]() v. whit·tled, whit·tling, whit·tles v.tr. 1. a. To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood). b. To fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat. 2. To reduce or eliminate gradually: whittled down the debt by making small payments. v.intr. To cut or shape wood with a knife. [From Middle English whyttel, knife, variant of thwitel, from thwiten, to whittle, from Old English thwītan, to strike, whittle down.] whittler n. |
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