whittle

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托福GRE Collins 1

n. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
v. cut small bits or pare shavings from

vt. 逐渐削薄, 削整, 削弱, 削减
vi. 削木头
n. 大刀, 屠刀

Collins 星级

18,676

BNC 频率

15,062

使用频率

whittle 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到 whet，表示磨利，与削减或切割有关。

例句

1. I like to whittle small pieces of wood into animals.

我喜欢把小块木头削成动物的形状。

2. He spent the afternoon whittling a walking stick for his grandfather.

他花了一个下午为他的祖父削制一根手杖。

3. As a child, she would whittle in the garden while her parents worked.

小时候，她会在花园里削木头， enquanto 父母工作。