dwine

vi. 变瘦, 消瘦, 憔悴；衰弱；褪色；凋谢, 枯萎

发音

/dwaɪn/

词形变化

not attested 复数 dwined dwines 三单 dwining dwining 现在分词 dwined 过去式 dwined 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Decline, wane.

    可数 罕用 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To wither, decline, pine away.

词源

From Middle English dwynen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away, dwindle, die”), from *dʰew- (“to pass away, die”). Compare West Frisian ferdwine, Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen, Low German dwienen, verdwienen, Icelandic dvína. See also English dwindle, dush.

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