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whittle v.削(木头)；削减 whittle (v.) 1550s, "to cut thin shavings from (something) with a knife," from Middle English whittel "a knife," especially a large one (c.1400), variant of thwittle (late 14c.), from Old English þwitan "to cut," from Proto-Germanic *thwit- (cognates: Old Norse þveita "to hew"), from PIE root *twei- "to agitate, shake, toss." Figurative sense is attested from 1746. Related: Whittled; whittling. 【记】hew 砍 + (木)头；音：削头，削木头

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['(h)witl] 【英】 v.削(木头) (to pare or cut off chips)；削减(to reduce; pare)【例】 whittle a branch into a whip handle / whittle down expenses v. 削(木头, 用来成形); 逐渐削减【记】whit(n 一点儿), tle: 一点儿一点儿的减少－逐渐减少

单词	whittle
音标	['(h)witl]
解释	v.削(木头)；削减
红宝书	【英】 v.削(木头) (to pare or cut off chips)；削减(to reduce; pare) 【例】 whittle a branch into a whip handle / whittle down expenses
字源	whittle (v.) 1550s, "to cut thin shavings from (something) with a knife," from Middle English whittel "a knife," especially a large one (c.1400), variant of thwittle (late 14c.), from Old English þwitan "to cut," from Proto-Germanic thwit- (cognates: Old Norse þveita "to hew"), from PIE root twei- "to agitate, shake, toss." Figurative sense is attested from 1746. Related: Whittled; whittling.
不择手段背单词	v. 削(木头, 用来成形); 逐渐削减【记】whit(n 一点儿), tle: 一点儿一点儿的减少－逐渐减少
趣味全助记	【记】hew 砍 + (木)头；音：削头，削木头

Whittle Cut Knife English H)witl V.削(木头)；削减 英 V.削(木头

Whittle Cut Knife English H)witl V.削(木头)；削减英 V.削(木头