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whittlewhit·tle /ˈwɪt̬l / verb ●whittle sth away●whittle away at sthto remove or decrease something gradually逐渐削减;逐渐减少◆Real estate development is whittling away at the birds' natural habitat.房地产开发正在蚕食鸟类的自然栖息地。●whittle sth downto reduce the size or number of something gradually逐渐减小;逐渐减少◆We have whittled down the list of candidates to two finalists.我们把名单中的候选人逐渐筛选到参加决赛的两人。 |