单词whittle
n.: 屠刀；〈英方,古〉切肉用大刀
v.: 把（木头等）削成…
网络: 削减；惠特尔；削减，减少
把（木头等）削成…:
to form a piece of wood, etc. into a particular shape by cutting small pieces from it
〔古、英方〕切肉用大刀;屠刀
刻
缩小;削弱
切;削;削减,减少;削瘦,损害
第三人称单数：whittles
现在分词：whittling
过去式：whittled
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It has no official status yet, and must be formally approved before negotiators can start to whittle it down.
该份草案尚不具备官方地位，并且在谈判开始之前，文本的削减必须获得正式批准。
He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.
他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力。
"But Britain could have won the war by 1942 using the same technology, if the RAF had not rejected Whittle"s designs at the outset. "
但是英国本可在1942用此技术嬴得战争，假如英国皇家空军从一开始不拒绝惠特尔爵士的发明。
Useful in dealing with units skulking behind walls for protection, or to whittle away besieging troops outside your walls.
它可以杀伤躲在城墙后防守的敌人，也可以攻击城墙外的攻城部队。
regulators are working through iosco , an international body of securities regulators , to attempt to whittle down these differences.
各国权威机构正通过国际证监会组织来试图消除这些琐碎的区别。
In the season of joy I present my sincere wihers or kind imagines. May the kind of New Year away shine whittle the rest.
在这愉快的时节给你我最真的热爱和亲切的思念，愿你今年的新年比往年更璀璨。
If you start with a thick shoe and slowly whittle down, at what point does the person start to run like they"re barefoot?
如果你开始穿一双厚底鞋然后逐渐把鞋磨薄，那到底要磨到何种程度才等同于赤脚跑步的效果呢？
China is also trying to whittle down iron-ore prices in talks with Rio and other suppliers.
中国还试图通过与力拓和其它供应商的谈判削减铁矿石的价格。
Whittle believes his soundtrack can shed light on how matter was distributed in the early formation of the universe.
惠特尔相信他的配乐会为在宇宙早期形成过程中物质的分布提供帮助。
The universe provided a unique, if somewhat imperfect, concert hall for what may have been creation"s opening chord, Whittle said.
如果说有几分不完美的话，宇宙为创世之初开场和弦提供了一个独特的音乐厅，惠特尔说。