Dwindle
[ 'dwɪndl ]
第4级
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vi. 减少，变小，缩小;衰落，变坏，退化;
💡 词根助记
dwina(消瘦)+le(表示反复的动词后缀)→缩减；减少
📝 例句
dwindle in size
体积缩小
dwindle into
缩小成
dwindle in numBers
数量减少
dwindle down to
缩减到...
His fortune dwindled to a few hundred pounds.
他的财产减少到几百英镑了。
🌱 联想助记
【串】衣服sprinkle(洒)上了水起了两个wrinkle(皱纹),swindle(诈取)钱材,使受害者财富dwindle(减少)
【记】※ wind-风,dwindle-减少:风吹过,沙子的数量减少
※ d-拼音“盗”,wind-风,le-拼音“乐”:随着盗版之风的衰落,软件开发行业终于乐了
※ d-拼音“大”,wind-风,le-拼音“乐”:听说在大风中喊叫可以减肥(缩小),她乐得差点跳起来
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
dwindle
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away) (to nothing) become gradually less or smaller 逐渐变少或变小; 减少; 缩小
dwindling hopes, popularity, profits 逐渐消失的希望、 日益低落的声望、 日渐减少的利润
Their savings have dwindled (away) to nothing. 他们的存款已减少到分文不剩了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['dwindl]vi. 减少, 缩小, 衰落vt. 使缩小
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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You go to the school office and telephone the police. Please hurry up!
“你去学校办公室给警察打电话。请快一点！快点！”
That's very kind of you, but I want to speak to him about my son, Jim Green.
你真好，谢谢您。不过我想和校长谈谈我儿子吉姆·格林的事情。
But we don't fight very often. We love each other and we are both very happy that we are twins.
但是我们并不经常争吵。我们互相爱护，我们都非常庆幸是孪生。