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English translation for "whittle away"

缩小差距

Related Translations:
whittle:  vt.,vi.切;削;削减,减少;削瘦,损害 (down; away)。n.〔古、英方〕切肉用大刀;屠刀。
frank whittle:  弗兰克怀特
whittle down:  削减
whittle down expense:  削减费用
whittle down expenses:  削减费用
whittle away a fortune:  耗费资财
whittle down to size:  大事化小 小事化无
prune away:  修剪掉, 删除
slack away:  松弛;松一松松出松一松
fribble away:  轻易丢弃
Example Sentences:
1.He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control .
他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力。
2.The pencil has been whittled away to a mere stump
铅笔已削的只剩下一个笔头了。
3.Inflation has whittled away their savings
通货膨胀蚕食了他们的积蓄
4.Make this plug smaller for me , but don ' t whittle away too much
帮我把这个塞子弄小一点,但木头不要削掉太多。
5.But russia has spent the past months whittling away the proposed list
而俄罗斯过去数月一直在削减提出的制裁清单。
6.Useful in dealing with units skulking behind walls for protection , or to whittle away besieging troops outside your walls
它可以杀伤躲在城墙后防守的敌人,也可以攻击城墙外的攻城部队。
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