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单词 ratchets (down)
释义

ratchets (down)

verb

variants also rachets (down)
present tense third-person singular of ratchet (down)
as in decreases
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually news stories about the kidnapping will ratchet down as the weeks go by

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • decreases
  • diminishes
  • ebbs
  • shrinks
  • tapers off
  • declines
  • vanishes
  • phases down
  • evaporates
  • tapers
  • falls away
  • falls
  • moderates
  • dies (away or down or out)
  • subsides
  • palls
  • recedes
  • drains (away)
  • wanes
  • lessens
  • weakens
  • dwindles
  • relents
  • eases
  • lets up
  • remits
  • de-escalates
  • lowers
  • drops (off)
  • slows (down)
  • abates
  • contracts
  • compresses
  • fritters (away)
  • tails (off)
  • melts (away)
  • condenses
  • gives out
  • constricts
  • fades (away)
  • slackens
  • alleviates
  • peters (out)
  • flags
  • relaxes
  • collapses
  • sinks
  • caves (in)
  • deflates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • increases
  • rises
  • builds
  • mushrooms
  • grows
  • swells
  • intensifies
  • picks up
  • expands
  • mounts
  • accumulates
  • escalates
  • bourgeons
  • soars
  • waxes
  • enlarges
  • appears
  • emerges
  • balloons
  • snowballs
  • burgeons
  • blows up
  • lengthens
  • elongates
  • shows up
  • distends
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