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

WORD FAMILY

whittle down: whittled down, whittles down, whittling down

USAGE EXAMPLES

The nine films will be whittled down to five when the Academy Award nominations are announced on 24 January.

BBC(Dec 16, 2016)

Whittled down from 85 films in consideration, the shortlist will be narrowed to five when Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 24.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016)

Air Force officials whittled down a list of 18 potential bases to five last week.

Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016)

v cut away in small pieces

Syn|Hyper

wear away, whittle away

damage

inflict damage upon

单词	whittle down
释义	whittle down (once / 20957 pages) v WORD FAMILY whittle down: whittled down, whittles down, whittling down USAGE EXAMPLES The nine films will be whittled down to five when the Academy Award nominations are announced on 24 January. BBC(Dec 16, 2016) Whittled down from 85 films in consideration, the shortlist will be narrowed to five when Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 24. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) Air Force officials whittled down a list of 18 potential bases to five last week. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) v cut away in small pieces Syn\|Hyper wear away, whittle away damage inflict damage upon
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