whittle

释义

vt. 逐渐削薄, 削整, 削弱, 削减\nvi. 削木头\nn. 大刀, 屠刀 whittle down v. 削减，削弱

例句

We need to whittle down the list of guests for the party.

我们需要缩减聚会的客人名单。