削

• This is a technique whereby land is scraped from above in order to find coal .
  这是削去表面土层来获取煤的一种开采技术。
• He drummed the edge of his seat with his sharpened pencil, and clicked his teeth .
  他用那削尖的铅笔敲敲椅子边，嗑了嗑牙。
• The types were made of pieces of wood that he had whittled out with his penknife .
  活字模是木块做的，是他用削笔刀刻出来的。
• The motor bonnet and the trunk have also been cut as far as possible into a round shape .
  发动机罩和行李箱也尽可能削为圆型。
• By whittling off unwanted parts, the car's performance will be brought into full play .
  削去累赘的部分能最大限度地提高该汽车的性能。
• Building laths cut in half and sharpened on one end make satisfactory stakes .
  将建筑用板条切成一半，将一端削尖，即可作出合适的标杆。
• An unusually large saucepan flew close by the child's nose, very nearly carried it off .
  一只大得出奇的平底锅正擦着孩子的鼻子飞过，差点儿把它削掉。
• If timber poles are used, the bark can be peeled off the tops to expose the light colored sapwood .
  如用圆木杆，可削去顶端树皮，露出木质部的明亮色泽。
• Before he knows it, he has whittled his stick down to a toothpick, which snaps in his hands .
  他不知不觉把那块木头削得像牙签一样细，在他的手中折断了。
• flatten slope to 46° to give a factor of safety of 1. 3 under saturated conditions.
  削坡到46，给饱水条件下的边坡以13的安全系数。