dwindled

英 [ˈdwɪndld] 美 [ˈdwɪndld]

v.  (逐渐)减少，变小，缩小
dwindle的过去分词和过去式

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  1. VERB (数量上)减少,缩小
    If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number.
    1. The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred...
      工厂雇员总数已经从 4,000 多人减少到几百人。
    2. Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling...
      出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。
    3. He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.
      他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。
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双语例句

  1. The cocoa industry dwindled because it became increasingly difficult to cover costs
    由于越来越难以收回成本，可可产业日渐衰落。
  2. The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred
    工厂雇员总数已经从4,000多人减少到几百人。
  3. Under Roman, Byzantine, and Persian rule, Jewish presence in the province dwindled.
    之后，在罗马、拜占庭和波斯的统治之下，犹太人逐渐减少。
  4. The protests have dwindled in numbers, but become more physical in recent weeks.
    最近几个星期，抗议人数有所减少，但是更加激烈。
  5. By the time Apache bought its portion from BP, output had dwindled to 41,000 barrels a day.
    到阿帕奇从BP手里买下油田的一部分时，其产量已跌至每天4.1万桶。
  6. As a result, tax revenue dwindled in rural Ireland, and some small villages started going down the tubes.
    结果，爱尔兰农村地区的税收减少了，有些小村庄开始衰败了。
  7. As resources dwindled, Easter Island society descended into chaos and warfare.
    当资源逐渐减少时，复活节岛的社会陷入了混乱和战争。
  8. Frustrated by their lack of real success, scientists'interests in sleep substances eventually dwindled.
    由于在寻找睡眠物质方面没能获得真正的成功，科学家们对它的兴趣最终消退了。
  9. My savings have dwindled away over the years till there is hardly any money left.
    这些年我的积蓄越来越少，现在几乎没有余下什么了。
  10. Hope of finding more trapped survivors dwindled, and preventing hunger and disease among the homeless became more pressing.
    希望找到更多的逐渐减少的幸存者，为防止无家可归者中饥饿和疾病变得更加紧迫。
  11. The real business of the fair had considerably dwindled.
    集市的真正交易，大大削减了。
  12. But emergency relief was tagged to the war and has dwindled since.
    但紧急救援与战争相连，战后，救援逐渐减少。
  13. The protests against American beef imports began in early May and dwindled over the past two weeks.
    反对美国牛肉进口的抗议是从五月初开始的，在过去的两周里抗议逐渐减少。
  14. Then it gradually dwindled down.
    后来钉钉子的次数逐渐减少。
  15. The time devoted to the global economy has since dwindled.
    但自此之后，峰会用于解决全球经济问题的时间一直在减少。
  16. My savings have dwindled to nothing over the years.
    我的积蓄这些年已经耗尽了。
  17. In dry times the lakes dwindled and the plants declined to niches.
    在干旱时期，湖面缩小，而且植物也衰败成小的生态环境。
  18. Usage dwindled after he moved to Kansas City, Mo., to work for newspapers and radio.
    后来，他搬到密苏里州的堪萨斯市为报纸和电台工作后，使用“特权”的次数才慢慢减少了。
  19. Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes: all three, great men to their own age, have dwindled subsequently.
    朗费罗、洛威尔、霍姆斯三个，都不失为他们那个时代的伟人，后来却大为退色了。
  20. But as society ages, growth in the stock of savings has dwindled.
    而随着社会老龄化，储蓄存量的增长已越来越少。
  21. His money dwindled away to nothing while traveling in europe.
    在游欧期间，他花光了所有的钱。
  22. Her hopes of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse.
    昨晚天气变得更糟了，她在比赛中成功的希望也变得渺茫。
  23. Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.
    自从我妻子被送到医院以后，我们的储蓄越来越少。
  24. The demolition has sparked protests and lawsuits as affordable housing stocks have dwindled and homelessness has doubled following Hurricane Katrina.
    这一行为遭到了反对和诉讼，因为卡特里娜飓风过后许多人都买不起房子了，无家可归者数量是以前的两倍。
  25. Their savings have dwindled to nothing.
    他们的存款已减少到分文不剩了。
  26. My savings have dwindled.
    我的积蓄减少了。
  27. The income of the world famous teacher dwindled down to almost nothing.
    这位名师的收入也减少到几近于零。
  28. Many Asian companies have postponed or abandoned IPOs this year, as investor appetite for new issues has dwindled.
    由于投资者对新股的兴趣降低，很多亚洲公司今年已经推迟或取消了IPO计划。
  29. As her savings dwindled, the single mother had to move into a motel with her three daughters.
    随着她的积蓄逐渐减少，这位单亲妈妈不得不和她的三个女儿搬进了汽车旅馆。
  30. The fortune he inherited gradually dwindled to a few hundred pounds as the result of his extravagance.
    由于挥霍无度，他继承的那一笔钱财逐渐减少到只有几百英镑了。
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