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dwin·dle 英ˈdwɪndl美ˈdwɪndļAHDdwĭnʹdl ★☆☆☆☆高四ＧＩＭＳＴ宝八COCA¹⁶⁴²⁹BNC⁴³⁸⁷⁶iWeb¹⁷³⁶²Economist¹⁹⁰⁵⁰⁺⁹
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v.减少⁷⁹;缩小²¹过去分词dwindled现在分词dwindling三单dwindles
交通减小减少缩减减少，减轻
v.动词
vi. 逐渐变少或变小become gradually less or smaller
Verb:
become smaller or lose substance;Her savings dwindled down decrease，diminish，lessen，reduce，dwindle这些词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。 decrease指逐渐地、不断地减少。 diminish侧重大小、数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。 lessen普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。 reduce普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。 dwindle与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。 词源同dye, 死亡，消逝。-le, 表反复，逐渐。即减少，逐渐消亡。dwindle away减少
钱博士dwin衰减，减少，变小+d插入成分+le动词的反复形式→持续衰减⇒逐渐减少，变小
词源解释本族语，前半截dwin-来自原始日耳曼语*dwinana衰减，消失，源自原始印欧语词根*dheu-死亡，消逝，同源单词还有die死亡。GRE红宝书象wind的一样消逝－逐渐减少
音：低 + wind 风力降低→变小；wind 大漠的古城池，都风化成土堆了，随风而逝，逐渐变小
注意不要和swindle 欺骗、诈骗相混非常记忆d狗〖编码dog〗+wind风〖熟词〗+le了〖拼音〗⇒狗的数量在大风中减少了dwin衰减，减少，变小+d插入成分+le动词的反复形式→持续衰减⇒逐渐减少，变小。GRE难词记忆dwindle→wind n.风+ledvbl. 导致→导致风减小的因素联想记忆d＋wind风＋le→随风而去，越来越小→使缩小联想记忆d + wind风+ le ⇒随风而去越来越小联想记忆d+wind风+le→随风而去，越来越小→缩小近义词 drop落下away离开abate缓和waste废物lower低的lessen减少shrink收缩reduce减少decline下降subside沉没decrease减少diminish减少fall off跌落drop off减弱fade逐渐消失disappear消失languish衰弱无力dwindle away减少fade away逐渐消失waste away日益消瘦dwindle down逐渐变小; 逐渐减少…
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AThe number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling.地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。
动词93%,名词7%
用作动词Those jobs willdwindlein years to come.这些工作以后会逐年减少。
The number of Internet cafes is starting todwindle.网咖的数目正开始逐渐减少中。verb.waste away;taper off
同义词 abate,decay,decline,decrease,die down,diminish,drop,ebb,fade,fall,lessen,peter out,shrink,shrivel,sink,subside,wane,weaken,witherbate,close,contract,drain,pine,taperbecome smaller,die away,die out,grow less,slack off
反义词 ascend,develop,enhance,enlarge,expand,extend,go up,grow,improve,increase,prolong,raise,rise,strengthensave,swell
abateverb lessen, grow or cause to grow less
allay,chill out,coast,cool,cool it,decline,decrease,diminish,dull,ebb,go with the flow,hang easy,hang loose,lay back,let go,let it all hang out,let up,mellow out,moderate,quell,recede,reduce,slacken,slow,subdue,subside,take it easy,taper,taper off,unlax,wane
contractverb condense
abate,abbreviate,abridge,become smaller,clench,compress,confine,constrict,consume,curtail,decline,decrease,deflate,draw in,dwindle,ebb,edit,epitomize,evaporate,fall away,fall off,grow less,lessen,lose,narrow,omit,purse,recede,reduce,shrink,shrivel,subside,syncopate,take in,tighten,wane,waste,weaken,wither,wrinkle
decayverb deteriorate, crumble
atrophy,be impaired,become contaminated,blight,break up,collapse,corrode,curdle,decline,decompose,defile,degenerate,depreciate,discolor,disintegrate,dissolve,dry-rot,dwindle,fade,fail,get worse,go bad,go to seed,go to the dogs,hit rock bottom,hit the skids,lessen,mildew,mold,molder,mortify,pejorate,perish,pollute,putrefy,putresce,reach depths,rot,sap,shrivel,sicken,sink,slump,spoil,suppurate,turn,wane,waste away,weaken,wear away,wither
declineverb lessen, become less
abate,backslide,cheapen,decay,decrease,degenerate,depreciate,deteriorate,diminish,disimprove,disintegrate,droop,drop,dwindle,ebb,fade,fail,fall,fall off,flag,go downhill,go to pot,go to the dogs,hit the skids,languish,lapse,lose value,lower,pine,recede,relapse,retrograde,return,revert,rot,sag,settle,shrink,sink,slide,subside,wane,weaken,worsen
decreaseverb grow less or make less
abate,calm down,check,contract,crumble,curb,curtail,cut down,decay,decline,degenerate,depreciate,deteriorate,devaluate,die down,diminish,droop,drop,drop off,dry up,dwindle,ease,ebb,evaporate,fade,fall off,lessen,let up,lighten,lose edge,lower,modify,narrow down,peter out,quell,quiet,reduce,restrain,run low,settle,shrink,shrivel,sink,slack off,slacken,slash,slow down,slump,soften,subside,tail off,wane,waste,weaken,wear away,wear down,wither
depreciateverb devalue, lose value
abate,cheapen,decay,decrease,decry,deflate,depress,deteriorate,devalorize,diminish,downgrade,drop,dwindle,erode,fall,lessen,lower,mark down,reduce,soften,underrate,undervalue,worsen,write down,write off As readily recoverable reserves dwindle in stable places such as North America and Australia, miners are forced to operate in more troublesome ones, such as Latin America and Africa.
象北美、澳洲这样政治经济环境都稳定的地区，那里易开采的矿藏正逐渐减少，矿业公司不得不转战拉丁美洲和非洲这样环境复杂棘手的地区。 ecocn |