英语词组whittle away at sth是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	whittle away at sth
释义	●ˌwhittle sth aˈway (also ˌwhittle aˈway at sth) to gradually reduce the size, importance or value of sth 削减，降低，减少（大小、重要性或价值）◆Inflation has been whittling away their savings. 通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断贬值。◆Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away. 我们的领先优势在逐渐缩小。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]
随便看	cut away cutaway cutaway cutback cut back (on sth) cutdown cut down (on sth) cut in cut into sth cut-off cut-off cut-off cut-offs cut out cut-out cut out cut-out cut out of sth (NAmE) cut sb down (formal, BrE) cut sb in (on sth) (informal) cut sb off cut sb out cut sb out of sth cut sb/sth down (NAmE, informal) cut sb/sth off

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