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Dwindle Shrink Dwɪndl V 缩减;减少 Savings Dwindled Wife

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Pron ['dwɪndl]
Back 【dwindle】
v. 缩减;减少
Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.
自从我太太进医院以后,我们的存款减少了。
Vocab
dwindlebecome smaller or lose substance

What do love, money, and the earth all have in common? All can dwindle, or shrink away, if we don't handle them properly.

The word dwindle has a wonderfully descriptive, almost childlike sound to it, as though it belongs in a nursery rhyme. That might help you remember the meaning, which is to shrink away gradually, like the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland," who dwindles away until nothing is left but his grin.

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