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 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。
• In science and technology lies the answer to the problems of dwindling resources.
  在科学和技术中蕴藏着解决日益减少的资源问题的答案。
• 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。
• 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。
• The European Union sets annual quotas in an effort to protect and revive dwindling fish stocks.
  欧盟规定每年捕鱼的限额，以期保护并恢复日渐减少的鱼群数量。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。