dwindle

/ˈdwɪndl//ˈdwɪndl/

★★★★v.

① 逐渐变小;递减;变瘦;(名声等)衰落;(品质)低落
- His authority is dwindling.他的权威渐减。
- My savings have dwindled away.我的储蓄减少了。
- His fortune has dwindled (away) to nothing.他的财富已化为乌有。

字辨

decrease: 指大小、数、量等渐渐地减少

The members decreased to forty.

dwindle: 强调减少到零为止,往往是看得见的

Our savings will dwindle away to nothing.

lessen: 与decrease同义,但特别指不可数的事物的减少

The power lessened in a day.

diminish: 指由于外在的力量而减少或减低

The heat diminished as in got dark.

reduce: 除「减少」之外,还含有「降低」的意思

Old age reduced his power to remember.

词汇	dwindle
释义	dwindle /ˈdwɪndl//ˈdwɪndl/ ★★★★v. dwindles dwindling dwindled dwindled vi ① 逐渐变小;递减;变瘦;(名声等)衰落;(品质)低落 His authority is dwindling.他的权威渐减。 My savings have dwindled away.我的储蓄减少了。 His fortune has dwindled (away) to nothing.他的财富已化为乌有。字辨 decrease: 指大小、数、量等渐渐地减少 The members decreased to forty. dwindle: 强调减少到零为止,往往是看得见的 Our savings will dwindle away to nothing. lessen: 与decrease同义,但特别指不可数的事物的减少 The power lessened in a day. diminish: 指由于外在的力量而减少或减低 The heat diminished as in got dark. reduce: 除「减少」之外,还含有「降低」的意思 Old age reduced his power to remember. 同义词 declinevi.衰退 decreasevi.减少 diminishvi.减少 shrinkvi.缩小 wastevi.消耗 abate drain ebb lessen let up peter rebate reduce tail away taper dwindle away dwindle down 反义词 augmentvi.增加 enlargevi.扩大 growvi.增大 increasevi.增加
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