whittling

基本解释

• v.削(木头)；削减

同根派生

英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

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