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

• 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。
• Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling
  出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。
• 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。
• As the international financial crisis is still unfolding, resources for international development cooperation are dwindling.
  国际金融危机仍在持续，国际发展合作资源也因此在减少。
• 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。
• Japanese newspapers have a large readership but are facing dwindling advertising revenues and falling circulation.
  日本的报纸拥有庞大的读者基础，但它们的广告收入日渐下滑，发行量也不断减少。
• 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。
• 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。
• Several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are beset by dwindling revenues and rising debts.
  撒哈拉沙漠以南的几个非洲国家正遭受财政收入减少和债务增加的困扰。
• Are fish stocks dwindling?
  鱼类在减少吗？