whittle
英['wɪtl]
美['wɪtl]
近义词pare
- 削； 削减
词态变化
复数: whittles;第三人称单数: whittles;过去式: whittled;过去分词: whittled;现在分词: whittling;
双语例句
- 1. The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.
- 总统已经同意减少他的提案。
- 2. I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.
- 我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。
- 3. Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
- 他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。
- 4. They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
- 他们正着手削减我们的薪水.
- 5. He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.
- 他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力.