dwindled is dwindle's Past Tense

dwindle

US [ˈdwɪnd(ə)l]
UK ['dwɪnd(ə)l]
  • v.减少；变瘦；衰落；退化
  • Web缩小
Simple Present：dwindles  Present Participle：dwindling  Past Tense：dwindled  

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v.
1.
减少,变小,缩小;变瘦
2.
衰落;变坏,退化
3.
使缩小,使减少

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,减少减少,变瘦变瘦,衰落衰落,退化退化,缩小缩小
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The prophet's form dwindled and shifted, becoming once again that of the large black bird, and he flew off with a rustle of wings.
先知的形体变化缩小，再度变回了巨大的黑鸟，飒飒的扇动翅膀飞走了。
xiān zhī de xíng tǐ biàn huà suō xiǎo , zài dù biàn huí le jù dà de hēi niǎo , sà sà de shān dòng chì bǎng fēi zǒu le 。
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2.
Due to a severe and lasting drought, water reserves in this country of 11, 000 people had dwindled to just a few days' worth.
由于严重和持久的干旱，水储量在这个国家的11000人减少到短短几天的价值。
yóu yú yán zhòng hé chí jiǔ de gān hàn , shuǐ chǔ liàng zài zhè ge guó jiā de yí wàn yī qiān rén jiǎn shǎo dào duǎn duǎn jǐ tiān de jià zhí 。
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3.
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.
过了几周，因为他学着去控制自己的情绪，每天所钉钉子的数量逐渐减少。
guò le jǐ zhōu , yīn wèi tā xué zhe qù kòng zhì zì jǐ de qíng xù , měi tiān suǒ dīng dīng zǐ de shù liàng zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo 。
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4.
Back in 1980, agricultural investment made up 17% of total foreign aid yet, as of 2006, it had dwindled to a mere 3% of this total.
早在1980年，农业投资仍占外国援助资金的百分之十七，到了2006年，这一比例缩水到了总资金的百分之三。
zǎo zài yī jiǔ bā líng nián , nóng yè tóu zī réng zhàn wài guó yuán zhù zī jīn de bǎi fēn zhī shí qī , dào le liǎng qiān líng liù nián , zhè yī bǐ lì suō shuǐ dào le zǒng zī jīn de bǎi fēn zhī sān 。
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5.
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.
在以后的几个星期里，他渐渐学会了如何控制自己的怒气，这样每天钉进篱笆的钉子的数目也越来越少。
zài yǐ hòu de jǐ gè xīng qī lǐ , tā jiàn jiàn xué huì le rú hé kòng zhì zì jǐ de nù qì , zhè yàng měi tiān dīng jìn lí ba de dīng zi de shù mù yě yuè lái yuè shǎo 。
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6.
By his late seventies, in spite of swimming and working six days a week, my dad had noticeably dwindled in strength and energy.
然而，尽管父亲每星期六天的游泳、工作，接近八十岁时，明显的他的体力精力都下降了。
rán ér , jǐn guǎn fù qīn měi xīng qī liù tiān de yóu yǒng 、 gōng zuò , jiē jìn bā shí suì shí , míng xiǎn de tā de tǐ lì jīng lì dōu xià jiàng le 。
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7.
As her savings dwindled, the single mother had to move into a motel with her three daughters.
随着她的积蓄逐渐减少，这位单亲妈妈不得不和她的三个女儿搬进了汽车旅馆。
suí zhe tā de jī xù zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo , zhè wèi dān qīn mā mā bù dé bù hé tā de sān gè nǚ ér bān jìn le qì chē lǚ guǎn 。
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8.
As the last rays of daylight dwindled and disappeared, absolute blackness settled down on Treasure Island.
在白昼的最后光芒减退、终至消失之后，宝岛陷入了一片漆黑之中。
zài bái zhòu de zuì hòu guāng máng jiǎn tuì 、 zhōng zhì xiāo shī zhī hòu , bǎo dǎo xiàn rù le yī piàn qī hēi zhī zhōng 。
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9.
Once investors realised that this was unsustainable, capital took flight and the country's foreign reserves dwindled.
一旦投资者意识到这是不可持续的，撤出资本，国家的外汇储备就会缩小。
yí dàn tóu zī zhě yì shí dào zhè shì bù kě chí xù de , chè chū zī běn , guó jiā de wài huì chǔ bèi jiù huì suō xiǎo 。
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10.
Just as US economic prestige has dwindled, its political appeal, at least for now, is on the ascendant.
就在美国经济威望低落时，其政治影响力却不断上升，至少眼下是这样。
jiù zài měi guó jīng jì wēi wàng dī luò shí , qí zhèng zhì yǐng xiǎng lì què bú duàn shàng shēng , zhì shǎo yǎn xià shì zhè yàng 。
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