thin out

短语

使稀薄, 使稀疏

词形变化

thinned out thinning out thins out 三单 thins out thinning out 现在分词 thinned out 过去式 thinned out 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To become sparse.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

cut thin reduce dilute

上位词 10

cut fall reduce trim weaken decrease diminish lessen bring down cut back

下位词 9

dress clip crop trim snip prune lop cut back water down