| 单词 | whittle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency whittle(ˈwɪtəl) verb 1. to cut or shave strips or pieces from (wood, a stick, etc), esp with a knife 2. (transitive) to make or shape by paring or shaving 3. (tr; often foll by away, down, off, etc) to reduce, destroy, or wear away gradually 4. Northern England dialect (intransitive) to complain or worry about something continually noun 5. British dialect a knife, esp a large one Derived forms whittler (ˈwhittler) noun Word origin C16: variant of C15 thwittle large knife, from Old English thwitel, from thwītan to cut; related to Old Norse thveitr cut, thveita to beatWord Frequency Whittle(ˈwɪtəl) noun Sir Frank. 1907–96, English engineer, who invented the jet engine for aircraft; flew first British jet aircraft (1941) |
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