whittle down
英
美
- 削减; 逐渐减少
whittle down的用法和样例:
例句
- They are trying to whittle down our salaries.
他们正著手削减我们的薪水。 - We have cut down the non-productive expenditure.
我们已削减了非生产性开支。 - With these methods,we shall wear down the prisoner's resistance.
用这些方法,我们将使犯人的抵抗逐渐减少。 - This uses a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.
这一方法使用一连串线索来逐渐减少排除选项,直到最后只剩下一个选项。