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单词 whittle
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whittleverb [ T ]

uk/ˈwɪt.əl/us/ˈwɪt̬.əl/

to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces:

An old sailor sat on the dockside, whittling a toy boat.

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Phrasal verb(s)

whittle away at sth
whittle sth down

whittleverb [ I/T ]

us/ˈhwɪt̬·əl, ˈwɪt̬-/

to slice thin pieces from a piece of wood, or to form something from wood by slicing pieces off it:

[ I ] He likes to whittle.

Idiom(s)

whittle away (at) something
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