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

• 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。
• Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling
  出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。
• The number of people who live on the island is rapidly dwindling.
  住在这个岛上的人口数目急速减少。
• The dwindling number of supplier nations could encourage the formation of an OPEC of gas.
  天然气供应国数量的不断减少，可能会鼓励“天然气欧佩克”的问世。
• 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。
• They are also adapting to an environment of more regulation, less risk, and dwindling profits.
  他们也要适应一个更多的规则、减少风险并且所见利润的环境。
• 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。
• 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。
• It offers an alternative to the dwindling supplies of natural gas.
  这一过程为正在减少中的天然气供应提供了另外的来源。
• And the dwindling capital becomes smaller and smaller until it no longer supplies even our basic needs.
  随着本金的逐渐减少，最后可能会连我们最基本的生活需要都满足不了了。