whittle down
英
美
- down adv.向下prep.沿着...而下adj.向下的；消沉的；无礼的n.绒毛；汗毛v.击倒；打败；吞下；被抑制
- whittle v.削(木头)；削减
Verb:
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cut away in small pieces
- They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
他们正著手削减我们的薪水。
- We have cut down the non-productive expenditure.
我们已削减了非生产性开支。
- With these methods,we shall wear down the prisoner's resistance.
用这些方法，我们将使犯人的抵抗逐渐减少。
- This uses a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.
这一方法使用一连串线索来逐渐减少排除选项，直到最后只剩下一个选项。
