whittle

音标发音

• 英式音标 ['wɪt(ə)l]
• 美式音标 [ˈhwɪtl, ˈwɪtl]
• 国际音标 ['hwitl]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt. 削；削减；切；削弱
• vi. 削；削木头；弄坏身体
• n. 屠刀
• n. (Whittle)人名；(英)惠特尔

词根记忆

• wh(看作whet，磨刀) + ittle(看作little，小)→磨刀把木头削小→削(木头)

同根派生

英汉例句

• The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
  总统已经同意减少他的提案。
• Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
  他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。
• They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
  他们正着手削减我们的薪水.
• I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.
  我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。
• Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
  他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。

词组短语

短语

• Sarah Whittle 邦尼·亨特;邦妮杭特
• Janet Whittle 珍妮特·惠特尔
• Lee Whittle 标签
• Christine Whittle 标签
• Jon Whittle 乔恩·惠特尔

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces

柯林斯英英字典

• If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.

专业释义

经济学

• 削