Whittle away
削减, 减少, 降低（…的大小、重要性或价值）
🧩 词语组成解析
whittle
['(h)witl]
v. 切，削（木头）;削弱;减少;
n. 屠刀;
🗣️ 情景例句
and I'm running for the open seat on the school board.
我正在竞选联合校董会的席次。
He drinks a lot of tomato juice.
他每天都喝很多番茄汁。
A writer makes order out of the anarchy of his heart;
一旦作家从内心的紊乱中理出头绪，