橘子朗文词典

whittling

W 开头单词

基本解释

  • v.削(木头)；削减

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

  • Don't whittle the stick into a short one.
    别把木棍削成短的棍。
  • They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
    他们正著手削减我们的薪水。
  • Furthermore, with the equity markets still in turmoil, Freescale may not be able in the near future to whittle down its debts by selling shares to the public.
    更糟糕的是，资本市场仍然一片混乱，飞思卡尔在近期通过出售股票来削减债务压力的可能性也不大。