whittle away

whittle away 基本解释

削减, 减少, 降低（…的大小、重要性或价值）

whittle away 用法和例句

1、whittle away a fortune.

耗费资财

2、to whittle away the wood.

削去木头

3、The recent election results have whittle away the government's power.

最近的选举结果削弱了政府的权力。

4、Do you constantly whittle away at a problem, trying to find a solution.

是否会坚持不懈地寻找方法逐步解决问题？

5、I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.

我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。

6、Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.

他们的做法是要削弱证据的说服力以提出合理的质疑。

重点词汇

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

away adv. 离开，远离；在远处；消失 adj. 不在的；遥远的；客场比赛