v.切,削(木头);削弱;减少;
例句:
The collapse of a braced excavation in Singapore, April 2004 Whittle.
新加坡某一工地支撑开挖倒塌, 2004四月.
Sarah Whittle: A lowercase fall never perceive anybody!
莎拉: 一点小雨是不可能伤到人的!
I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.
我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。