| 释义 |
whittle away to gradually reduce the amount or effectiveness of something, especially something that you think should not be reduced削减，减少:whittle sth ↔ away •The museum is worried that government funding will be whittled away.博物馆担心政府资助将会削减。[+ at ]•Congress is whittling away at our freedom of speech.国会正在逐步剥夺我们的言论自由。 |