"whittle away" 怎么发音
expression
WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY
WIT-uhl uh-WAY
释义
To gradually reduce or remove something, often over a period of time.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhwɪtəɫ/, /ˈwɪtəɫ/ /əˈweɪ
英式英语
wˈɪtəl/ /ɐwˈeɪ
简化发音
美式
WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY
英式
WIT-uhl uh-WAY
语境中听
If you keep spending, you will whittle away your savings.
Years of erosion have whittled away the coastline.
Time can whittle away even the strongest memories.
The company's profits were whittled away by unexpected expenses last year.