He whittled a new handle for his ax.

他为自己的斧头削了一个新斧柄。

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。

The optimum moment has been whittled down to 7:22 a.m.

最佳时刻已缩减至上午7点22分。

The number can be whittled down.

这个数字还可以再减少一些。

They can be whittled down further.

它们也许会被进一步削弱。

So that $162 price saving would get whittled away over time.

以162元的价格削弱了一段时间后会得到挽救。

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。

Other royal houses were whittled down to size by assertive parliaments.

其它国家王室权力则受到强力议会挤压。

To give the wooden beams an aged look, she whittled them down before varnishing them.

为了让木梁一岁看，她削弱他们面前上光下来。

When you've whittled your list down3 to a manageable number, make arrangements to visit.

当你将学校数量缩减到一个可控制的范围后，安排时间去那些学校参观。

Originally, Tou Mali had 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。

Before he knows it, he has whittled his stick down to a toothpick, which snaps in his hands.

他不知不觉把那块木头削得像牙签一样细，在他的手中折断了。

Citi had hoped to keep its prize assets as it whittled down its separately housed "legacy" businesses.

花旗曾一度想要保留其盈利财产，而砍掉那些个别的“昨日黄花”。

Ten agencies submitted about 100 ideas, which were whittled down to the best five and voted on by a panel.

10家代理提交了100条左右的创意，专家组挑出了最好的5条并进行了投票。

Mr Raguz replies that, since 1995, Bosnian-Croat influence has been steadily whittled away by the Bosniaks.

拉古兹驳复，自从1995年以来，波黑共和党的影响力因波斯尼亚人而不断地被削弱。

It has seen its once formidable empire whittled away by court decisions, which now threaten its very existence.

曾经能够预见到一个强盛的帝国统治被法院裁决削去，正在威逼着他们的存在。

Once we had whittled down the required reviewer list, we could afford to give each respondent one-on-one attention.

一旦我们减少了所需的复审员名单，我们会注意到每个复审员的反馈。

It was then repeatedly whittled down, finally to just $34 billion, in a vain attempt to win over a few Republicans.

因此，它的启动资金由开始本就不多的790亿美元，反复削减至最终的340亿美元。 可即便如此，也还是没能赢得几个共和党人的支持，白白折腾了一场。

During this phase the number of clay models is gradually whittled down based on decisions by the Board of Management.

在此阶段基于董事会管理决策会逐渐减少油泥模型的数量。

The entries will be whittled down to 50 and will be displayed on Ctrip, Dale says, with voting to begin in a few weeks.

Dale说，最后的入围者将有50个人，他们的照片将会被展示在携程网上，投票将在几周内开始。

A 30-year research subject for scientist Irene Pepperberg, PhD, Alex whittled away at the belief that parrots were simple mimics.

对于科学家Irene Pepperberg博士来说，Alex，这只30岁的实验对象削弱了“鹦鹉只是简单的模仿生物”这一观念。

Suddenly, an impressive printout looks like a very thin reed on which to hang your future, while your account is being whittled away.

突然，你从打印的结果发现好像把你的未来放在这根稻草上也不行，然而你的账户已经少了很多。