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whittling

W 开头单词

基本解释

  • v.削(木頭)；削減

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    用作動詞 (v.)

  • Don't whittle the stick into a short one.
    別把木棍削成短的棍。
  • They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
    他們正著手削減我們的薪水。
  • Furthermore, with the equity markets still in turmoil, Freescale may not be able in the near future to whittle down its debts by selling shares to the public.
    更糟糕的是，資本市場仍然一片混亂，飛思卡爾在近期通過出售股票來削減債務壓力的可能性也不大。