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单词 whittle down
释义
whittle down
phrasal verb
To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller.
He had whittled eight interviewees down to two. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to]
By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner. [V n P to/from num/n]
The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
[Also V n P, V n P + from]
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