verb🔗Share削， 雕刻 To cut or shape wood with a knife."My grandfather enjoys whittling small animals from pieces of wood. "我爷爷喜欢用小刀削木头，雕刻出小动物。artactionmaterialutensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share削减，逐渐减少。 To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).""By making small extra payments each month, Maria is slowly whittling down her student loan debt." "通过每个月额外支付一点，玛丽亚正在慢慢地削减她的学生贷款债务。businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使兴奋，使激动，使陶醉 To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate."The cheap wine they served at the party was so strong it quickly whittled the guests into a state of boisterous excitement. "派对上供应的廉价葡萄酒劲头十足，很快就把客人们灌得兴奋不已，闹腾起来了。drinksensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share刨花，木屑。 (usually in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance."After carefully whittling the wood, the floor was covered in whittlings. "小心地削完木头后，地板上到处都是刨下来的碎屑。materialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share削木雕刻，木雕。 The art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife"Example Sentence: "My grandfather's favorite hobby is whittling; he spends hours creating small wooden animals with his knife." "我爷爷最喜欢的爱好是削木雕刻；他花好几个小时用小刀雕刻小木动物。artmaterialworktraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share削木头，削木。 A process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood (non-artistic)"His constant whittling at the desk leg during class was distracting the other students. "上课时，他不停地削木头，把课桌腿都快削秃了，这让其他学生很分心。processmaterialactionworktechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
