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单词 dwindle
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dwindle

​verb intransitive
UK /ˈdwɪnd(ə)l/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydwindle
he/she/itdwindles
present participledwindling
past tensedwindled
past participledwindled
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to become gradually less or smaller over a period of time until almost nothing remains

    Resources are dwindling.

    dwindle to:

    Water supplies have dwindled to their lowest level in ten years.

    dwindle away:

    Her hopes for success dwindled away to nothing.

    Synonyms and related words
    To become less in size, amount or value
    crater
    decrease
    decline

dwindle

​verb intransitive
US /ˈdwɪnd(ə)l/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydwindle
he/she/itdwindles
present participledwindling
past tensedwindled
past participledwindled
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to become gradually less or smaller over a period of time until almost nothing remains

    Resources are dwindling.

    dwindle to:

    Water supplies have dwindled to their lowest level in ten years.

    dwindle away:

    Her hopes for success dwindled away to nothing.

    Synonyms and related words
    To become less in size, amount or value
    crater
    decrease
    diminish
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