| 词汇 | whittled |
| 释义 | whittled past simple and past participle ofwhittle whittle verb[ T ] uk /ˈwɪt.əl/ us /ˈwɪt̬.əl/ to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces: （用木头）削制，削成 An old sailor sat on the dockside, whittling a toy boat.一名老水手坐在码头边，用木头削制一只玩具船。 Building: carpentry & joinery beading bevel bevelled cabinetmaker carpenter fretsaw gimlet intarsia jigsaw joiner joinery mitre plane prime sand sandpaper sawdust seasoned shelve woodwork You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cutting and stabbing Phrasal verbswhittle away at something whittle something down Examples of whittledwhittled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Most of these excess e's were whittled away in the course of the 17th century. Given that the criteria for inclusion has been whittled away by these very serious limitations, it is exceedingly difficult to identify any audience for whom this bibliography can realistically cater. Drugstore's expansive experimentalism fostered obscurity in a conflation of diverse marginal styles, while jazu-kissa whittled their singular collections down to perfectly contained and delineated generic repertoires. By the time the 50p is received it will have been whittled away by the grabbing hand of galloping inflation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prices are soaring, racialism is raising its ugly head more boldly, education is being cut, and other social services whittled away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are in no wise whittled down or tampered with; but an anomaly is removed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the whittled down form it is true that this anachronism has an advantage to the accused which tips the scales in his favour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The assessors whittled this down by certain disallowances to £13,600. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Though the list is inadequate, we feel deep disquiet that these rights are being whittled away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If this is granted it will certainly be the forerunner of many similar demands and proposals, and we shall have the parks gradually whittled away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Have they already whittled down the conditions implied in their own pledges? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That right has been whittled away in many areas and people no longer have the right to cross-examine their accuser. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But bit by bit the decisiveness of action was whittled away—not by intention or anything of that kind, but it just happened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want it whittled down merely to that particular type of letter which contains an invitation to do business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would not matter how numerous these were because, eventually, they would be whittled down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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