whittle down

听听怎么读

英 [ˈhwɪtl daun]

美 [ˈhwɪtl daʊn]

是什么意思

削减；逐渐减少，逐渐缩减（…的大小或数目）；

英英释义

whittle down

v.cut away in small pieces
同义词：whittle awaywear away

学习怎么用

双语例句

They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
他们正著手削减我们的薪水。
We have cut down the non-productive expenditure.
我们已削减了非生产性开支。
With these methods,we shall wear down the prisoner's resistance.
用这些方法，我们将使犯人的抵抗逐渐减少。
This uses a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.
这一方法使用一连串线索来逐渐减少排除选项，直到最后只剩下一个选项。

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