whittling是whittle的现在分词

whittle

美 [ˈhwɪt(ə)l]
英 ['wɪt(ə)l]
  • v.切；削；削减；削瘦
  • n.屠刀；〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
第三人称单数：whittles  现在分词：whittling  过去式：whittled  

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网络释义

v.
1.
切;削;削减,减少;削瘦,损害 (down; away)
n.
1.
〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀;屠刀

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全部全部,切切,削削,削减削减,削瘦削瘦,屠刀屠刀,〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
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1.
But should attacks by the coalition forces continue, the slow whittling away of his heavy weaponry is likely to reduce his options rapidly.
然而一旦联军的空袭持续下去，慢慢耗掉他的重型武器，他的优势可能会迅速丢失。
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2.
He might be whittling, or splicing a rope, or just sitting.
他在削什么东西，或在搓绳，或只是坐着。
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3.
Andrew especially liked to follow the stream back to a flat rock, where he would sit, whittling and thinking.
安德鲁尤其喜欢沿着小溪走到一块平滑的石块那儿坐下来，边削树枝边沉思。
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4.
Sometimes he'd quiet down and just stare sadly at the floor, like a man whittling.
有时他会静下来，纯粹悲哀地凝视着地板，象一个正在用小刀削刻的人。
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5.
I was slowly whittling away at my possessions, then took a huge leap when we sold or gave away almost everything and moved to San Francisco.
我曾慢慢削减我的杂物，终于在卖掉或送出几乎所有东西并搬到旧金山的时候迈出了一大步。
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6.
Translate the following sentence into Chinese, 'But it's a real person who can give you power to focus on whittling a problem down to size.
但是还是现实的人能给你力量，让你集中精力来把问题简化。
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7.
The market had expected some form of monetary easing but hadn't imagined a whittling of interest rates, even if merely symbolic.
市场已经预料到了一些关于货币政策松动的形式，但却没有想到利率被降低了，即使仅仅是象征性的降低。
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8.
It is whittling away at family reunification rights, and plans to make it harder to settle permanently in Britain.
它限制了由于家庭团聚而申请移民的人数，并拟定一批计划加大永久定居英国的难度。
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9.
In the meantime, new competitors are eroding incumbent businesses' market shares, with price wars whittling down their profit margins.
与此同时，新的竞争者正通过价格战压低现有企业的利润率，侵蚀它们的市场份额。
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10.
An innocent intimacy, enhanced by the way he was carving, like a boy whittling a stick.
他像一个男孩那样在修削木块，使这种亲密感觉更加显得单纯。
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