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whittle something down phrasal verb with whittleverb[ T ]uk /ˈwɪt.əl/ us /ˈwɪt̬.əl/ to gradually reduce the size of something or the number of people in a group: 使缩小;使(人数)减少 We had 80 applicants for the job, but we've whittled them down to six.这个职位我们有80位申请者,我们已经将其筛减到了6位。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough tumble |