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whittle['hwitl]vt.1.■2.■切、削(木头)3.■削成:Don't whittle the stick into a short one.别把木棍削成短的棍。4.■削减;削小,削薄;逐渐减少(通常与 down, away 连用):to whittle down the cost of the project削减某项工程成本5.■[罕用语]使苦恼,使烦恼vi.1.■削木头;尤指:无目的地削枝条端等:to whittle away the wood削去木头2.■自寻烦恼,使人烦恼得疲惫不堪:I'm whittled to death about his future.我为他的前途担心。n.1.■[废语]大刀变形vt.whittledwhittling |