whittled

He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.

他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。

He whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy.

他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。

By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner

9月之前他们会从名单中确定出最后的赢家。

He whittled and listened, gave monosyllabic replies , and when it was asked , terse advice.

他边削边听, 冷淡地搭着话.

He had whittled eight interviewees down to two.

他已经逐渐将参加面试的人数由8人减少到2人。

Inflation has whittled away the value of savings.

通货膨胀降低了存款的价值。

We've whittled down a mass of evidence and produced two clear leads.

我们清理了一大堆证据，理出了两个清晰的线索。

Z-Ben, a fund management consultancy, calculates that the average equity-focussed fund has whittled back its equity holdings by nine percentage points in the past three quarters, to 70 per cent.

基金管理咨询公司z-ben估计，在过去3个季度，股票型基金的持股比例已经降低了9个百分点，至70%。

Al juggled what he had whittled.

阿尔用他削得东西玩耍.

By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner.

9月之前他们会从名单中确定出最后的赢家。

Reuters reported earlier yesterday that the final shortlist has been whittled down to eight.

路透社（Reuters）昨日早些时候报道称，最终入围名单已被减至8家。

He whittled a new handle for his ax

他给斧头削了一个新把手。

This year China whittled down its list of crimes punishable by death.

今年，中国也减少了死刑名单上的人数。

He whittled the wood into a spoon.

他把木材削成一支汤匙.

Inflation has whittled away their savings.

通货膨胀蚕食了他们的积蓄.

The number can be whittled down.

这个数字还可以再减少一些.

He has whittled down the list of people from 30 to 16.

他已将人名单从30名削减到16名.

Profits are whittled down by the ever-rising cost of energy.

能源成本的不断上升使利润下降.

The stick has been whittled down to a sharp point.

这根木棍被削成了尖头.

Originally, Tou Mali a much stronger force, but the Field Mouse had whittled it down.

窦马利的势力原来比较强, 但是,后来被地老鼠给削弱了不少.

Lack of sleep whittled his strength away.

睡眠不足使他感到乏力.

We whittled a wooden horse.

我们削成一匹木马.

They screened these by assuming that a taste receptor would only be found in a small number of tissue types ( specifically tongue taste cells). That whittled the list down to900.

他们通过假设味觉受体应该只在很少种类的组织（特别是舌味觉细胞）中被发现，把名单缩减到900个。

Two and a half years just whittled down to one tiny.

两年半的恋情最后只剩下了。

By half time Argentina had whittled the gap down to one goal.

到半场结束时，阿根廷队已将差距缩小到了一球。

The government's majority has been whittled down to eight.

政府多数票减少到了八票。

He had whittled eight interviewees down to two

他已经逐渐将参加面试的人数由8人减少到2人。

The types were made of pieces of wood that he had whittled out with his penknife.

活字模是木块做的,是他用削笔刀刻出来的.

Our lead ( = in a sports competition , for example ) was being gradually whittled away.

我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱.

He whittled a new handle for his ax...

他给斧头削了一个新把手。