wind-downn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪn(d)daʊn/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪn(d)ˌdaʊn/

Etymology: < verbal phrase to wind down: see to wind down at wind v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

colloquial.

The process of bringing or coming to an end; a gradual reduction in scale.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > gradual

wastinga1425

leakage1642

dwindle1779

dwindling1884

rundown1890

diminuendo1891

phase-down1958

wind-down1969

tail-off1975

build-down1983

1969 Time 21 Feb. 29 The campaign heralds the official wind-down of the Cultural Revolution, a finale that is to climax in ‘all-round victory’.

1971 New Scientist 8 July 95/3 The reduction in the number of students.., the cutback in..spending, the cancellation of the SST, the wind-down of space exploration, [etc.].

1971 Guardian Weekly 25 Dec. 3 Even now, with the virtual completion of the wind-down begun in 1970, the military break with Indochina is not complete.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wind-down
释义	wind-downn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪn(d)daʊn/, U.S. /ˈwaɪn(d)ˌdaʊn/ Etymology: < verbal phrase to wind down: see to wind down at wind v.¹ Phrasal verbs. colloquial. The process of bringing or coming to an end; a gradual reduction in scale. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > gradual wastinga1425 leakage1642 dwindle1779 dwindling1884 rundown1890 diminuendo1891 phase-down1958 wind-down1969 tail-off1975 build-down1983 1969 Time 21 Feb. 29 The campaign heralds the official wind-down of the Cultural Revolution, a finale that is to climax in ‘all-round victory’. 1971 New Scientist 8 July 95/3 The reduction in the number of students.., the cutback in..spending, the cancellation of the SST, the wind-down of space exploration, [etc.]. 1971 Guardian Weekly 25 Dec. 3 Even now, with the virtual completion of the wind-down begun in 1970, the military break with Indochina is not complete. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1969
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