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

• 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。
• 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。
• This has led some successful authors to worry about dwindling profits.
  这让一些成功的作家担心收入会减少。
• Are fish stocks dwindling?
  鱼类在减少吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。