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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