whit·tleBrE/ˈwɪtl/NAmE/ˈwɪtl/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theywhittleBrE/ˈwɪtl/NAmE/ˈwɪtl/present simple - he / she / itwhittlesBrE/ˈwɪtlz/NAmE/ˈwɪtlz/past simplewhittledBrE/ˈwɪtld/NAmE/ˈwɪtld/past participlewhittledBrE/ˈwɪtld/NAmE/ˈwɪtld/ -ing formwhittlingBrE/ˈwɪtlɪŋ/NAmE/ˈwɪtlɪŋ/toformapieceofwood, etc. intoaparticularshapebycuttingsmallpiecesfromit把(木头等)削成…◆~A (fromB)Hewhittledasimpletoyfromthepieceofwood. 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。◆~B (intoA)Hewhittledthepieceofwoodintoasimpletoy. 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。●ˌwhittlesth↔aˈwaytomakesthgraduallydecreaseinvalueoramount削减,减少,降低(…的价值或数量)●ˌwhittlesth↔ˈdowntoreducethesizeornumberofsth减少,缩减(…的大小或数目)◆Ifinallymanagedtowhittledownthenamesonthelisttoonlyfive. 我最后总算把名单上的名字减少到了只有五个。