transitive. To reduce (a thing) by cutting or shaving away portions; to bring down in size, extent, or amount, esp. in a number of small…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce by degrees (7) parea1475 transitive. To reduce (a thing) by cutting or shaving away portions; to bring down in size, extent, or amount, esp. in a number of small… whittle1552 transitive. To cut thin slices or shavings from the surface of (a stick, etc.); to dress or pare with a knife; to reduce or sharpen by doing this… thwittle1593 transitive. To pare down or away, to whittle (also intransitive): = thwite, v. fritter1728 With away, down: To do away with piecemeal; to attenuate, wear down, whittle away; to spend (energy, time) on trifles, to waste. step1960 To cause to move or progress intermittently; to cause to assume successively larger or smaller values. de-escalate1964 transitive and intransitive. to phase down1970 transitive. To organize, carry out, or introduce in phases (phase, n.2 2a). Frequently with in (or out): to introduce into (or withdraw from) use… |
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