查询词典 whittling

Their place was taken by the effort towards 'positive' collaboration, which in this case meant the acknowledgment of the existing state of affairs, gradually whittling away the rough corners of the questions in dispute, and ending up with the making of a dishonourable peace.

他们的地方由往'positive'合作的努力采取，在这种情况下意味，逐渐削减问题的概略的角落在争执的和最终获得制造的现有的事态承认可耻的和平。

Shape by whittling away at it.

在木头或者石头上削使之成形。

Andrew especially liked to follow the stream back to a flat rock, where he would sit, whittling and thinking.

在那块石头上，他看着鹿、狐狸从眼前跑过。

Just keep whittling, she advises.

只要保持清除，她建议。

Chris was a slender blond who was whittling away.

那个身材削瘦，金发碧眼的男青年叫克里斯，他一直在不停地削木头。

Then I remembered. I'd bloodied my finger one day whittling wedges, and in a rage I'd hurled the sickle away ....

我记起那事了，是我削楔子，手上刮了皮，流了血，生了大气，赌气把刀那么一丢。

The 58-year-old has also stabbed himself in stomach while whittling a stick.

还有一次，他居然在削棍子的时候不小心刺伤腹部。

The Nobel prize winner is selected by 18 members of the Swedish Academy, who receive around 200 nominations at the start of the year, whittling this down to a secret shortlist of five and then choosing their winner, who must receive more than half of the votes cast.

诺贝尔文学奖获得者由18名瑞典学院成员评选出来，他们年初接到200余位作家的提名，然后筛选出一张保密的五人名单并从中评选出获奖者，获奖者必须取得超过半数的选票。

But, combined with a stranglehold on themonasteries, and other repressive measures aimed at whittling down the numbersof protesters, they might be enough to show, once again, that resistance isfutile.

但是，鉴于佛寺受到限制，以及目的在于削弱示威的力量的其他镇压措施，这一切也许足以再一次说明抵抗是无用的。

More seriously for the institution, the DPR has been talking about whittling away its powers—against which, says Mr Goenawan,"all democratic forces of spirit should scream".

对KPK来说更严重的是，人民协商会议已经在探讨削减KPK的权力。对此，古纳万说，"所有有勇有识之士都该为此鸣不平。"

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。