Make this plug smaller for me, but don 't whittle away too much.
帮我把这个塞子弄小一点,但木头不要削掉太多。
Do you constantly whittle away at a problem, trying to find a solution?
是否会坚持不懈地寻找方法逐步解决问题?
This USES a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.
这一方法使用一连串线索来逐渐减少排除选项,直到最后只剩下一个选项。
The shrinking of the labour force will whittle away at potential growth, consuming the means to pay for it.
劳动力规模的缩减将削弱发展潜力,堵塞还债通道。
“Once you get very large, the cost of implementing decisions starts to whittle away your advantage,” says Mr Wightman.
Wightman先生说“一旦你的规模过大,执行决定的成本开始削弱你的优势”。
With only 60 people in my class, I felt like everyone knew everyone else - and the previous feelings of anxiety of speaking my mind slowly started to whittle away throughout my high-school years.
在60人的班级里,我觉得每个人都互相认识——高中时代的我,以前表达自己看法的顾虑渐渐消失了。
Like many teenagers away from home for the first time, student Claire Whittle threw herself enthusiastically into the heavy drinking university social scene.
像许多第一次离家青少年一样,克莱尔·惠特尔在大学聚会上畅怀狂饮,这会引起什么后果?
That is presumably why the KPK's powers are under threat from the parliament, which may yet whittle them away.
议会一直想把KPK赶走,外界推测kpk的权力仍然受到议会的威胁。
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.
试图改变自己适应别人的人很快就会迷失自己。
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.
试图改变自己适应别人的人很快就会迷失自己。
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