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

• My own response to a longer life and dwindling wealth is simple.
  我自己对寿命变长和财富减少的回应很简单。
• Are fish stocks dwindling?
  鱼类在减少吗？
• 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。
• Polar bears are in danger, numbers dwindling in the Arctic because of melting ice.
  北极熊现在很危险，因为北极冰雪融化使得它的数量在减少。
• Yet the supply of other safe assets has been dwindling.
  不过，其他安全资产的供应一直在减少。
• 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。
• With oil production in decline, the funds with which government could create a system in which power stations and refineries function, businesses thrive and services are delivered, are in dwindling supply.
  由于石油产量下降，政府能够用来创建一个合理体系的资金供应日渐减少。在该体系下，电站和炼厂将得以运行，企业能够蓬勃发展，服务也能得以交付。
• 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。
• Japanese newspapers have a large readership but are facing dwindling advertising revenues and falling circulation.
  日本的报纸拥有庞大的读者基础，但它们的广告收入日渐下滑，发行量也不断减少。
• Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling
  出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。