削xuē
pare [peel] with a knife; cut; chop; pare; whittle
削弱xuē ruò
weaken; impair; cripple; whittle; make a dent in
浪费掉làng fèi diào
slattern; go to waste; squander away; idle away; throw away
原声例句
PBS访谈社会系列
We haven't fully recouped all the jobs lost, but we're whittling away at it much more rapidly.
我们还没有完全恢复所有失去的工作岗位,但我们正在以更快的速度减少失业。
PBS英语讯息
The fight over redistricting was sparked by Democrats whittling away at the GOP's dominance in Georgia over past election cycles.
重新划分选区的斗争是由民主党在过去的选举周期中削弱共和党在格鲁吉亚的主导地位引发的。
纽约时报 (New York Times)
The administration has whittled away regulations in many industries, but President Trump has repeatedly said tech giants like Facebook and Amazon have too much power.