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dwindle

dwindle
[英] [ˈdwindl] [美] [ˈdwɪndl] 生词本

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1. VERB (数量上)减少,缩小 If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number. 

  • 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。

Verb

1. become smaller or lose substance;

  • "Her savings dwindled down"