🔪whittle

verb
/ˈwɪtl/

含义

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

例句

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

示例表达

whittle down

同义词

carve, trim, shave, pare, reduce

反义词

enlarge, expand, increase

搭配词

whittle down costs, whittle away resources, whittle a stick

相关词汇

to feel anxious or troubled about something; to be concerned
to refuse to accept or consider something
to appear frequently in or fill the mind of someone; to visit a place regularly
To strike or bite something with a beak; to eat in small bites.
to move suddenly and quickly in a sharp way
to offset or counteract the effect of something

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