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

• 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。
• 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。
• Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling
  出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。
• 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。
• 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。
• Around the world, dwindling water supplies and deteriorating water quality are driving innovations in water treatment technologies.
  在全世界范围内，不断减少的水资源和恶化的水质正在驱动着水处理技术的创新。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• High oil prices and dwindling resources have put a rocket under the price of equipment and services providers and triggered a wave of consolidation.
  高企的油价和日渐稀缺的资源，为油田设备和服务供应商的股价安装了火箭发动机，并引发该行业一轮整合大潮。