英汉词典

whittles 基本解释

v.

切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的第三人称单数 )；

英英释义

whittle[ 'hwitl ]

n.English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

同义词：Frank WhittleSir Frank Whittle

v.cut small bits or pare shavings from

"whittle a piece of wood"

同义词：pare

whittles 相关例句

词组短语

whittle down v. 削减，削弱

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. Don't whittle the stick into a short one.
   别把木棍削成短的棍。
2. They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
   他们正著手削减我们的薪水。
3. 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。

权威例句

Channel One Whittles Away at Education.
Europe Whittles down Plans for Massive Chemical Testing Program
Arms control: white house whittles down peace agency.
A Note on Bailey's and Whittles Treatment of a General Stochastic Epidemic
Book reviewP. Fookes, G. Pettifer and A. Waltham. Dunbeath, UK: Whittles, 2015. 208 pp. ISBN 978-184995-139-5, £35·00, Paperback
Lignites: Their Occurrence, Production and Utilisation, Clifford Jones. Whittles Publishing, Scotland (2016). ISBN: 978-184995-180-7
On the vibration method of obtaining a suspension of the bacteria in a soil sample, developed by C. L. Whittles
2005 Braithwaite, CJR. Carbonate Sediments and Rocks: A Manual for Earth Scientists and Engineers. Whittles Publishing.164 pp.
Topics in environmental and safety aspects of combustion technology : J.C. Jones, Whittles Publishing Services (ISBN 1-870325-66-4),...
Caithness Archaeology: aspects of prehistory. By A Heald and J Barber. 235mm. Pp 176, 85 b&w ills, diagrams and maps. Whittles Publi...