单词 | dwindle down |
释义 | dwindle down (once / 21412 pages) v WORD FAMILY dwindle down: dwindled down, dwindles down USAGE EXAMPLESGreat Britain will soon dwindle down to Little Britain if Scotland secedes and Northern Ireland insists on open borders with the South, an EU member. Wall Street Journal(Jun 27, 2016) The song dwindles down for about 25 seconds, or eight bars, of Ms. Baird’s slow, quiet rhythm alone, played on bass drum and snare. New York Times(Mar 02, 2016) Eventually, the business partners dwindled down to just Vivian and Jasmine. Washington Times(Feb 29, 2016) v become smaller or lose substance Syn|Hyper dwindle, dwindle away decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range |
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