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Dwindle Dwindling ˈdwɪndl Dwindled Verb Smaller Sth Dwin·Dle

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dwindle

[ˈdwɪndl]dwindled, dwindling, dwindles

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dwindling[477]
减少(79%),缩小(21%)
vi.减少;变小
vt.使缩小,使减少
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Collins
dwindle ★☆☆☆☆
/dwɪ̱nd(ə)l/
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[VERB 动词](数量上)减少,缩小 If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number.
  [V]
  [V-ing]
  • 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。

  • Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling...

    出口在缩减,贸易赤字在增长。

  • 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。


Oxford
dwin·dle / ˈdwɪndl ; NAmE ˈdwɪndl / verb [intransitive ] to become gradually less or smaller (逐渐)减少,变小,缩小 dwindling audiences 越来越少的观众 dwindle(away) (to sth) Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。 dwindle(from sth) (to sth) Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20. 俱乐部会员人数已从 70 减少到 20。 dwindle dwindles dwindled dwindling dwin·dle / ˈdwɪndl ; NAmE ˈdwɪndl /
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dwindledwin‧dle /ˈdwɪndl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]
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(also dwindle away) to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller:  The elephant population is dwindling. His money had dwindled away.dwindle to The stream has dwindled to a trickle. see thesaurus at
decrease
dwindling adjective:  dwindling resources

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