whittle
US /ˈwɪt̬.əl/
UK /ˈwɪt.əl/
動詞
1.
削, 刻
to carve or shape (wood) by repeatedly cutting small slices from it
範例:
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He spent the afternoon whittling a small bird out of a piece of wood.
他花了一個下午用一塊木頭削刻出一隻小鳥。
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Grandpa used to sit on the porch and whittle wooden figures.
爺爺以前常坐在門廊上削刻木製小人。
2.
削減, 減少
to reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual process
範例:
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They managed to whittle down the list of candidates to three finalists.
他們成功地將候選人名單削減到三名決賽選手。
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We need to whittle away at the expenses to stay within budget.
我們需要削減開支以保持在預算之內。
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