whittle down

1 They are trying to whittle down our salaries.

他们正著手削减我们的薪水。

2 We have cut down the non-productive expenditure.

我们已削减了非生产性开支。

3 With these methods,we shall wear down the prisoner's resistance.

用这些方法，我们将使犯人的抵抗逐渐减少。

4 This uses a succession of cues to whittle away the alternatives until only one remains.

这一方法使用一连串线索来逐渐减少排除选项，直到最后只剩下一个选项。

5 The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.

总统已经同意减少他的提案。

6 Profits are whittle down by the ever - rising cost of energy.

不断增长的能源成本使利润下降.

1 减少

waning sagging Down improvement decrease contraction downgrade dilution shrinkage diminution fall-off falling-off slack reduce improve contract slow decline narrow shrink dull diminish weaken lessen sag wane falter abate cut lower compromise dilute curtail slacken take away from shave off smooth over depleted shrunken fall reduction squeeze moderation depletion cutback slippage lose clip drain trim chop counteract depress dwindle pare attenuate foreshorten ease off go down fall off cut back drop off cut down step down ease up draw down slim down low down drop dip remission sink buffer lighten lop off whittle away drop away bring down fall back fall away make a dent in scale down downturn slowdown drop-off ebb attrition abatement downswing thin slide slice deplete erode shrivel slack off roll back

2 缩减

low cut-down cut cutback diminution diminish retrench trim down cut back