| 单词 | dwindle |
| 释义 | dwindle /dwin"dl/, v. , dwindled, dwindling. v.i. 1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away. 2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate. v.t. 3. to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink: Failing health dwindles ambition. [1590-1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (ME; OE dwinan; c. MD dwinen to languish, ON dvina to pine away) + -LE] Syn. 1. diminish, decline, lessen, wane. See decrease. 3. lessen. Ant. 1. increase. 3. magnify. |
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