WHITTLED - 从英语翻译成西班牙语

I. whittle [美 ˈ(h)wɪdl, 英 ˈwɪt(ə)l] 动词 trans

whittle wood/stick:

whittle

tallar

I whittled the ends down to a point

les saqué punta a los extremos (con una navaja, un cuchillo etc)

II. whittle [美 ˈ(h)wɪdl, 英 ˈwɪt(ə)l] 动词 不及物动词

whittle

hacer tallas

whittle down 动词 [美 ˈ(h)wɪdl -, 英 ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

whittle down expenses:

whittle down

recortar

whittle down

reducir

to whittle sth down to sth we've whittled the applicants down to five

hemos reducido el número de candidatos a cinco

I. whittle away 动词 [美 ˈ(h)wɪdl -, 英 ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (reduce)

whittle away funds/resources

ir mermando

whittle away influence

ir reduciendo

whittle away influence

ir disminuyendo

whittle away rights

ir menoscabando

gambling had whittled away his savings

el juego le había ido mermando los ahorros

gambling had whittled away his savings

el juego le había ido comiendo los ahorros 俗

II. whittle away 动词 [美 ˈ(h)wɪdl -, 英 ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + adv)

to whittle away at sth

ir minando or socavando algo

these failures have been whittling away at her self-confidence

estos fracasos han ido minando or socavando su confianza en sí misma

he sat there whittling away at a stick

estaba allí sentado tallando una vara

whittle [ˈwɪtl, 美 ˈwɪt̬-] 动词 trans -ling

whittle

tallar

whittle down 动词 trans

whittle down

reducir gradualmente

whittle away at 动词 trans

1. whittle away at (take little bits off):

whittle away at

cortar pedazos de

2. whittle away at 引 (decrease):

whittle away at

reducir poco a poco

whittle <-ling> [ˈhwɪt̬·əl] 动词 trans

whittle

tallar

whittle down 动词 trans

whittle down

reducir gradualmente

whittle away at 动词 trans

1. whittle away at (take little bits off):

whittle away at

ir raspando

2. whittle away at 引 (decrease):

whittle away at

reducir poco a poco

Present

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Past

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Present Perfect

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Past Perfect

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单语范例（未经PONS编辑处理）

On the surface, it might not seem like a big deal to see the city whittle away at its rainy-day fund.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Then you whittle away at them with interactions or attacks.

www.kotaku.com.au

Just stand in a control point to take control of it and whittle away at your opposition.

business.financialpost.com

It can be a daunting task to whittle away at pages of unread e-mails, she says, a chore that can leave you wishing you hadn't come back to the office.

www.theglobeandmail.com

It explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved.

www.washingtonpost.com