whittles

英汉释义

• 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

英英释义

• v.

  1.to make an object out of wood by cutting pieces off the wood with a small knife

英汉例句

• 1.As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts.

  由于强大的星光削减着这些冰冷的宇宙山峰，那些残留的雕塑柱看起来如同各种想象中的神兽。

• 2.The difference between being responsible and being irresponsible whittles down to two things: accountability and adaptability.

  负责和不负责之间的差别归根结底是两件事：问责和适应。