单词 | whittle away |
释义 | whittle away phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for whittle To whittle away something or whittle away at it means to gradually make it smaller, weaker, or less effective. They have slowly whittled away the opposition. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt. [VERB PARTICLE + at] |
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