柯林斯词典whittle /ˈwɪtəl/ (whittling,whittled,whittles) 1. V-T If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife. 削 (木頭) He whittled a new handle for his ax. 他爲自己的斧頭削了一個新斧柄。 返回 whittle剑桥词典to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small , thin pieces （用木頭）削制，削成 An old sailor sat on the dockside, whittling a toy boat . 一名老水手坐在碼頭邊，用木頭削制一衹玩具船。 短語動詞whittle away at sth whittle sth down 返回 whittle