whittle

He whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy .

他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。

He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood .

他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。

I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five .

我最后总算把名单上的名字减少到了只有五个。

I believe that the Government 's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State

我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。

Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt .

他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。

The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal .

总统已经同意减少他的提案。

He whittled a new handle for his ax

他给斧头削了一个新把手。

By September , they will have whittled the list down to a winner

9月之前他们会从名单中确定出最后的赢家。

He had whittled eight interviewees down to two

他已经逐渐将参加面试的人数由8人减少到2人。

Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood .

奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。

Whittle the stick down a bit more .

把木棍再削细点儿。

He is whittling down the branch with a knife to make a handle for his hoe .

他在用刀削树枝做一把锄头柄。

The government 's majority has been whittled down to eight .

政府多数票减少到了八票。

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。

Inflation has been whittling away their savings .

通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少

Two and a half years just whittled down to one tiny .

两年半的恋情最后只剩下了。

By half time Argentina had whittled the gap down to one goal .

到半场结束时，阿根廷队已将差距缩小到了一球。

Every year , management whittles away at the number of jobs in the company .

每年，管理机构都削减公司的职务数量。

The government is whittling away at the rights of citizens .

政府正在逐渐削弱公民的权利。

We 've whittled down a mass of evidence and produced two clear leads .

我们清理了一大堆证据，理出了两个清晰的线索。

I think we 'd better whittle down her schedule .

我想我们最好削减一些她的日程计划。

Whittle ignored the query on the farm 's actual location .

但他没有正面回应农场的具体位置。

Noise control technique of whittling machine

削片机噪声及其控制技术

But with a little effort , you can whittle your waste way down .

但是稍微付出一点努力，你可以大量减少垃圾排放量。

Your article is too long , try to whittle it away to half its length .

你的文章太长了，要设法删减到原有长度的一半。

Inflation has whittled away the value of savings .

通货膨胀降低了存款的价值。

Whittled down the debt by making small payments .

通过小额支付来削减债务。

This year China whittled down its list of crimes punishable by death .

今年，中国也减少了死刑名单上的人数。

Make this plug smaller for me , but don 't whittle away too much .

帮我把这个塞子弄小一点，但木头不要削掉太多。

Shape ( stone or wood , for example ) by whittling away at it .

在木头或者石头上削使之成形。