专四词汇辨析题 词汇精选：dwindle的用法和辨析

词汇精选：dwindle的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,v.,（使）减少，缩小 [I,T],例句：,His money dwindle away to nothing while traveling in europe.,在游欧期间，他花光了所有的钱。,例句：,Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling.,出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。,衰落，变坏，退化,例句：,Religious societies may dwindle into factious clubs.,宗教团体可能堕落为宗派俱乐部。,二、词义辨析：,decrease,diminish,lessen,reduce,dwindle,这些协词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。decrease指逐渐地、不断地减少。diminish侧重大小数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。lessen普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。reduce普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。dwindle与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。,三、相关短语：,dwindle away,减少, 缩小,四、参考例句：,Religious societies may dwindle into factious clubs.,宗教团体可能堕落为宗派俱乐部。,His money dwindle away to nothing while traveling in europe.,在游欧期间，他花光了所有的钱。,If there's something that can be done in a couple of minutes — responding to an email or returning a phone call, maybe — do that and enjoy the catharsis of seeing your list begin to dwindle immediately.,如果这个事情时几分钟可以完成的—-可能是回复一封邮件或电话，那么就马上去做，看到你的清单开始立即减少，你会享受其中。