dwindling

英 [ˈdwɪndlɪŋ]

美 [ˈdwɪndlɪŋ]

v.  (逐渐)减少，变小，缩小
dwindle的现在分词

现在分词：dwindling　

BNC.14053 / COCA.10969

柯林斯词典

• VERB (数量上)减少,缩小
  If somethingdwindles, 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。

英英释义

noun

• a becoming gradually less
  1. there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
  Synonym:dwindling away

adj

• gradually decreasing until little remains
  Synonym:taperingtapering off

双语例句

• Hunting aside, the number of frogs already were dwindling in Montserrat because of the active volcano.
  将捕猎放在一旁不谈，由于活火山，在蒙特塞拉特这种青蛙的数目已经不断减少。
• The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling.
  地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。
• The European Union sets annual quotas in an effort to protect and revive dwindling fish stocks.
  欧盟规定每年捕鱼的限额，以期保护并恢复日渐减少的鱼群数量。
• The chancellor of the Exchequer groaned about our dwindling dollar resources.
  财政大臣为我们日益减少的美元储备而叫苦。
• Japan has a growing stockpile of unsold whale meat, which is dwindling in popularity among younger consumers.
  日本的待售鲸肉越积越多，因为鲸肉在年轻消费者群体中的受欢迎程度正不断下降。
• With dwindling revenue and diminished resources, frustrated newspaper executives are looking for someone to blame.
  面对不断缩水的收入和资源，屡屡受挫的报业管理人士正在找替罪羊。
• Corporate donations from the city are dwindling, and falling property prices mean the value of legacies is diminishing.
  该城市公司的捐赠减少，下降的财产价格意味这遗产的价值缩水。
• Shark was often prayed to if there were dwindling supplies of fish to feed the populace.
  如果海洋中的鱼类供应减少而无法养活人口的话，人们就经常会去祈祷鲨鱼。
• Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling
  出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。
• Several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are beset by dwindling revenues and rising debts.
  撒哈拉沙漠以南的几个非洲国家正遭受财政收入减少和债务增加的困扰。