vt.

1. 削，切；削成
   We whittled a wooden horse.

   我們削成一匹木馬。

2. 削減，削弱[（+away/down）]
   Profits are whittled down by the ever-rising cost of energy.

   能源成本的不斷上升使利潤下降。

vi.

1. 削；削木頭；削成形
2. （由於煩惱、憂慮等）弄壞身體

v.

1. carve (wood) by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
   ▸make by whittling.
2. (whittle something away/down) reduce something by degrees.