whittle away
逐渐削弱
whittle down
逐渐减少
whittle into shape
雕琢成形
whittle a stick
削木棍
whittle a figure
雕刻一个人物
whittle a sculpture
雕刻一个雕塑
whittle a design
雕刻一个设计
whittle away a fortune
耗费资财
whittle a toy boat.
削制成玩具船
the shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.
15人的候选名单最后削减为5人。
Other ways to whittle down banks are thinkable.
另外一些削减银行的办法是值得考虑的。
whittled down the debt by making small payments.
通过小额支付来削减债务
The government’s majority has been whittled down to eight.
政府多数票减少到了八票。
Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away.
我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱。
Whittled by a half million years of wind and rain, the haunting claystone hills and buttes of Badlands National Park rise above the surrounding sea of grasslands.
历经了50万年的风吹雨打后，恶地国家公园的黏土岩丘陵与孤山矗立在一片草原之海中。
The once numerous field of presidential candidates has been whittled down.
总统候选人现在已经减少了，而之前还有很多。
来源: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 CollectionAs often happens in Italy, a daunting punishment has been whittled down to a mild reproof.
正如意大利的一贯作风，一项骇人的刑罚会逐渐缩水，最后变成温和的责备。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Sand is made when rocks are slowly whittled down into tiny little pebble grains.
当岩石缓慢地被磨成细小的卵石颗粒时，就形成了沙子。
来源: One Hundred Thousand WhysHe was very good at whittling, too.
当然他也很会削木头。
来源: American Elementary School English 3Eight years in the making, Mr Paulin's poetry has been whittled down over years of revision.
历时8年，几经批删，坡林先生成诗十分精悍。
来源: The Economist - ArtsWhen the menopause arrives, that has been whittled down below 1,000, which are likely to be duds.
到了更年期，卵子数量会低于1000，并且很可能质量很低。
来源: The Economist - TechnologyThey found that individuals had preferences for different kinds of drumsticks usually distinctively whittled down from small branches.
他们发现，每只棕榈凤头鹦鹉对不同种类的“打击乐器”有偏好，这些“打击乐器”通常是从小树枝上削下来的。
来源: BBC Listening Collection September 2023Some businesses are using artificial intelligence to whittle down a field of job applicants.
一些企业正在使用人工智能对申请者进行筛选。
来源: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 CollectionWe whittled it down over time and picked two on last Friday.
随着时间的推移，我们慢慢筛选，并在上周五挑选了两个。
来源: VOA Standard English_AmericasAfter that, ballots are sent out and the nominations are whittled down by Academy members.
而后选票被送出去, 提名经由学院成员削减。
来源: CNN Selected July 2015 Collectionwhittle away
逐渐削弱
whittle down
逐渐减少
whittle into shape
雕琢成形
whittle a stick
削木棍
whittle a figure
雕刻一个人物
whittle a sculpture
雕刻一个雕塑
whittle a design
雕刻一个设计
whittle away a fortune
耗费资财
whittle a toy boat.
削制成玩具船
the shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.
15人的候选名单最后削减为5人。
Other ways to whittle down banks are thinkable.
另外一些削减银行的办法是值得考虑的。
whittled down the debt by making small payments.
通过小额支付来削减债务
The government’s majority has been whittled down to eight.
政府多数票减少到了八票。
Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away.
我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱。
Whittled by a half million years of wind and rain, the haunting claystone hills and buttes of Badlands National Park rise above the surrounding sea of grasslands.
历经了50万年的风吹雨打后，恶地国家公园的黏土岩丘陵与孤山矗立在一片草原之海中。
The once numerous field of presidential candidates has been whittled down.
总统候选人现在已经减少了，而之前还有很多。
来源: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 CollectionAs often happens in Italy, a daunting punishment has been whittled down to a mild reproof.
正如意大利的一贯作风，一项骇人的刑罚会逐渐缩水，最后变成温和的责备。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Sand is made when rocks are slowly whittled down into tiny little pebble grains.
当岩石缓慢地被磨成细小的卵石颗粒时，就形成了沙子。
来源: One Hundred Thousand WhysHe was very good at whittling, too.
当然他也很会削木头。
来源: American Elementary School English 3Eight years in the making, Mr Paulin's poetry has been whittled down over years of revision.
历时8年，几经批删，坡林先生成诗十分精悍。
来源: The Economist - ArtsWhen the menopause arrives, that has been whittled down below 1,000, which are likely to be duds.
到了更年期，卵子数量会低于1000，并且很可能质量很低。
来源: The Economist - TechnologyThey found that individuals had preferences for different kinds of drumsticks usually distinctively whittled down from small branches.
他们发现，每只棕榈凤头鹦鹉对不同种类的“打击乐器”有偏好，这些“打击乐器”通常是从小树枝上削下来的。
来源: BBC Listening Collection September 2023Some businesses are using artificial intelligence to whittle down a field of job applicants.
一些企业正在使用人工智能对申请者进行筛选。
来源: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 CollectionWe whittled it down over time and picked two on last Friday.
随着时间的推移，我们慢慢筛选，并在上周五挑选了两个。
来源: VOA Standard English_AmericasAfter that, ballots are sent out and the nominations are whittled down by Academy members.
而后选票被送出去, 提名经由学院成员削减。
来源: CNN Selected July 2015 Collection探索常用高频词汇