whittle
whittlewhittle[ˈwɪt(ə)l],whittle sth a'way 1.■to gradually reduce the size,importance or value of sth削减，减少，降低﹙…的大小、重要性或价值﹚:Inflation has been whittling away their savings.通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少。Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away.我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,whittle sb/sth 'down 2.■to reduce the size or number of sb/sth gradually逐渐减少，逐渐缩减﹙…的大小或数目﹚:The government’s majority has been whittled down to eight.政府多数票减少到了八票。[synonym]reduce sb/sth[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv
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