请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 whittlings
释义

whittle1 /(h)witˈl/

transitive verb
  1. To pare or cut with a knife
  2. To shape with a knife
  3. To diminish gradually (often with down, away)
  4. To lessen the force or scope of (with down, away)
intransitive verb
  1. To cut wood aimlessly
  2. To peach, or to confess at the gallows (obs sl)
  3. To fret (dialect)
noun

A clasp knife, sheath knife or other large knife

ORIGIN: ME thwitel, from OE thwītan to cut

whittˈler noun

whittˈling noun

whittle away at

  1. To pare or whittle
  2. To reduce, curtail or circumscribe little by little
随便看

　

英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/9/21 15:54:06