whittle的读音是：英['wɪtl]。
whittle的读音是：英['wɪtl]。whittle的意思是v.削(木头)；削减。whittle名词:whittler；过去式:whittled；过去分词:whittled；现在分词:whittling；第三人称单数:whittles。
一、详尽释义点此查看whittle的详细内容
二、英英释义
"whittle a piece of wood"
三、词典解释
1.削(木头等)
If youwhittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.
e.g. He whittled a new handle for his ax...
他给斧头削了一个新把手。
e.g. Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。
相关词组：whittle awaywhittle down
四、例句
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。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
He whittled away at a stick.
出自：M. FitzgibbonMr McKillips..began whittling as a lad in Washington State.
出自：Scottish WorldTed..started..whittling a pencil down to the stub.
出自：J. Harveywhittle的相关近义词
shave、carve、shape、fashion、sculpt、cut、abridge、curtail、pare
whittle的相关临近词
whiz、Whitney、whittler、Whittlesey、Whittlesea、whittle away、whittle down、Whittlestone、whittle down to、whittle down a stick、whittle down expenses