dwindle 详细解释
dwindle
['dwindl]
v. 减少, 缩小
vi.
渐渐减少; 变小[(+away)]
His fortune dwindled to a few hundred pounds.
他的财产减少到几百英镑了。
Hopes for their safety dwindled.
他们会平安无事的希望变得渺茫了。
vt.
使减少; 使缩小
Failing health dwindles ambition.
健康衰退使人丧志。
词形变化
动词过去式: dwindled | 动词过去分词: dwindled | 动词现在分词: dwindling | 动词第三人称单数: dwindles |
词义辨析
同义:
vi.减少; 变小; 衰落
同义参见:
英英释义
动词 dwindle:
become smaller or lose substance
同义词：dwindle away, dwindle down
补充
dwindledwindle英:[ˈdwindl] 美:[ˈdwɪndl]vi.1.逐渐变少或变小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。例句
1. The workforce has dwindled from 4,000 to 400.劳动力从4,000缩减到了400。 2. Exports are dwindling and debts are mounting.出口在缩减, 债务在上升。 3. His support has dwindled in the past year.在过去一年中, 他的支持率减少了。 4. He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.他正努力适应自己权势的逐渐削弱。 5. Their vast fortune has dwindled away.他们的大笔财产已逐渐减少。 6. Their food supply dwindled when they were lost in the woods.当他们在森林里迷路时，他们的食物贮存减少了。 7. The old man's health dwindled slowly day by day.老人的身体日渐衰弱。 8. His reputation dwindled greatly.他的声誉大减。 9. Failing health dwindles ambition.健康每况愈下使人志气衰退。 10. traffic has dwindled to a trickle.来往车辆已减至涓涓细流了。 11. [as adj. dwindling]dwindling resources.逐渐减少的资源。 12. Their savings dwindled away to nothing.慢慢地，他们的积蓄逐渐花得一乾二净。 13. Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.会议拖拖拉拉进行着，我们的精力消磨殆尽。 14. The town's population is dwindling away.镇上的人口越来越少。 15. dwindling resources/numbers逐渐减少的资源/数字热门单词推荐
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