单词 | whittle down |
释义 | whittle downphrasal verb See full dictionary entry for whittleTo whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller. He had whittled eight interviewees down to two. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner. [V n Pto/from num/n] The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also V n P, V n P + from] |
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