whittle
美['wɪtl] 英['wɪtl]
v. 削(木头);削减
详细释义
v.(动词)- 削木头
- 切
- 削
- 削减
- 减少
- 削瘦
- 损害
- 缩小
- 削弱
- 刻
- 削成形
- 弄坏身体
- 把削成…
- 逐渐减少
- 使逐渐变小
- 降低
- 逐渐缩减
- 逐渐削薄
- 削整
- 削小
- 削薄
- Frank Whittle 惠特尔爵士(1907-1996英国工程师喷气发动机的最早设计者)
英英释义
Noun- English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Verb- cut small bits or pare shavings from;
"whittle a piece of wood"
例句
用作动词(v.)- Don't whittle the stick into a short one.别把木棍削成短的棍。
- They are trying to whittle down our salaries.他们正著手削减我们的薪水。
- Furthermore, with the equity markets still in turmoil, Freescale may not be able in the near future to whittle down its debts by selling shares to the public.更糟糕的是,资本市场仍然一片混乱,飞思卡尔在近期通过出售股票来削减债务压力的可能性也不大。