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whittle
Word family
whit·tle /ˈwɪtl/ verb
1 REDUCE (also whittle down) [transitiveT] to gradually make something smaller by taking parts away 逐步减少，削弱；缩减
2. TICCUT[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to cut a piece of wood into a particular shape by cutting off small pieces with a knife 削(木头) → carve
3 whittle away phrasal verbphr v REDUCEto gradually reduce the amount or effectiveness of something, especially something that you think should not be reduced 削减，减少
whittle something ↔ away
Examples from the Corpus
whittle away• Ever since Donald had taken over the management of the company, Robert's role had been gradually whittled away.• Congress is whittling away at our civil liberties.• Under government ownership, the grazing land was gradually whittled away by privately owned farms.• Lawmakers have gradually whittled the programs funding away over the last few years.• Inflation has been whittling away the value of state pensions for the last fifteen years.
Examples from the Corpus
whittle• He took out his penknife and began whittling a piece of wood.• The village was, as she had thought, a dump, where time was whittled away in some vintage manner.• Visitors can even whittle away time at the airport's 143 shops and 23 eateries while awaiting flights.• The list of candidates has been whittled down from 61 to 12.• Many of the recent suggestions for change have sought to whittle down that authority.• This is good because it allows you to whittle down those superior numbers.• That whittled the field down from the white pages of the Paris phone book.• Red and Roy whittle the lead back down to nine.
(1500-1600) whittle “large knife” ((15-19 centuries)), from thwittle ((14-19 centuries)), from thwite “to whittle” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English thwitan
whit·tle verb
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