whittle的意思|示意
vt. 削;削减;切;削弱
vi. 削;削木头;弄坏身体
n. 屠刀
n. (Whittle)人名;(英)惠特尔
GRE
第三人称单数 whittles 现在分词 whittling 过去式 whittled 过去分词 whittled
whittle的用法详解
英语单词whittle的用法讲解
英语单词whittle的意思是“不断削尖”,根据这一意义,它可以指“用小刀或其他利器不断削尖”,也可指“用言辞或其他方式使原有的数量或范围不断减小”。
whittle一词可以用于主动形式和被动形式。例如:
(1)John was whittling a piece of wood with a pocketknife.
约翰用一把小刀在削尖一块木头。
(2)The teacher has been whittling away at the courses, adding new ones and taking some away.
老师一直在不断地调整课程,添加新课程并取消一些课程。
另外,whittle还可以指“节省”,其用法如下:
(3)My salary didn't allow for any luxuries, so I had to whittle down my expenses.
我的工资根本不够买奢侈品,所以我只能勉强攒够钱。
whittle相关短语
1、 whittle down v. 削减,削弱
whittle相关例句
Whittle will tell you that his project breaks no new scientific ground.
惠特尔将告诉你,他的项目不会有背新的科学基础。
"We are actually seeing the sound waves," Whittle said.
“我们确实看到了声波,”惠特尔说。
I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five.
我最后总算把名单上的名字减少到了只有五个。