🔪whittle

verb
/ˈwɪtl/

意味

to carve or shape something by cutting off small pieces; to gradually reduce

例文

He spent the afternoon whittling a piece of wood into a toy.

表現例

whittle down

同義語

carve, trim, shave, pare, reduce

対義語

enlarge, expand, increase

コロケーション

whittle down costs, whittle away resources, whittle a stick

関連語彙

to roll about or indulge oneself in something excessively
To increase or strengthen something.
to exclude someone socially or vote against their membership in a group or club
to have a deep longing or desire for something
to be required or obligated to
to corrupt morally; to lead into excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

さらに探索