| 单词 | whittle something or someone down |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to reduce in size or effectiveness gradually He had whittled the twenty interviewees down to two. Synonyms reduce Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent. cut down cut The first priority is to cut costs. decrease The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. prune Economic hard times are forcing the company to prune their budget. scale down Additional synonymsin the sense of cut Definition to reduce or restrict The first priority is to cut costs. Synonyms reduce, lower, slim (down), diminish, slash, decrease, cut back, rationalize, ease up on, downsize, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) in the sense of decrease Definition to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. Synonyms reduce, cut, lower, contract, depress, moderate, weaken, diminish, turn down, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, lessen, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, truncate, abridge, downsize in the sense of prune Definition to shorten or reduce Economic hard times are forcing the company to prune their budget. Synonyms reduce, cut, cut back, trim, cut down, pare down, make reductions in Nearby words of |
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