英语词汇“whittle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

whit·tle

(wĭtl, hwĭtl)

v. whit·tled, whit·tling, whit·tles

v.tr.

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.]

whittler n.

单词	whittle
释义	whit·tle (wĭtl, hwĭtl) 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.] whittler n.
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