to whittle
01
削る, 彫る
to carve or shape small pieces from a material, usually wood, using a knife or similar tool
Transitive: to whittle an object or shape | to whittle a piece of wood into an object or shape
例
The grandfather whittled a small figurine from a block of wood.
祖父は木の塊から小さな像を削り出した。
02
少しずつ減らす, 徐々に削る
to gradually reduce something in size or number
Transitive: to whittle size or number of something
例
To save space, she decides to whittle her collection of ornaments.
スペースを節約するために、彼女は装飾品のコレクションを減らすことに決めました。
