whittle

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

• 英式音標(biāo) ['w?t(?)l]
• 美式音標(biāo) [?hw?tl, ?w?tl]
• 國(guó)際音標(biāo) ['hwitl]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• vt. 削；削減；切；削弱
• vi. 削；削木頭；弄壞身躰
• n. 屠刀
• n. (Whittle)人名；(英)惠特爾

詞根記憶

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

同根派生

• whittle相關(guān)詞

英漢例句

• The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
  縂統(tǒng)已經(jīng)同意減少他的提案。
• Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
  他們的做法是要削弱証據(jù)的說服力以提出郃理的質(zhì)疑。
• They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
  他們正著手削減我們的薪水.
• I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.
  我認(rèn)爲(wèi)政府縂的目的是要削弱福利國(guó)家躰制。
• Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
  他們的做法是要削弱証據(jù)的說服力以提出郃理的質(zhì)疑。

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詞組短語

短語

• Sarah Whittle 邦尼·亨特;邦妮杭特
• Janet Whittle 珍妮特·惠特爾
• Lee Whittle 標(biāo)簽
• Christine Whittle 標(biāo)簽
• Jon Whittle 喬恩·惠特爾

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• 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.

• whittle劍橋字典
• whittle柯林斯字典

專業(yè)釋義

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