dwindle

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

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dwindle
v.
1.
（逐渐）减少，变小，缩小to become gradually less or smaller
dwindling audiences
越来越少的观众
Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing.
支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20.
俱乐部会员人数已从 70 减少到 20。

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AllAll,变小变小,缩小缩小,减少减少,逐渐减少逐渐减少
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1.
But as public protests continued to dwindle without actually ending, the authorities said the incumbent would be sworn in early next month.
但是随着公共抗议声逐渐减少（事实上并未停止），政府官员称，在任者将在下月早期进行宣誓就职。
dàn shì suí zhe gōng gòng kàng yì shēng zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo ( shì shí shàng bìng wèi tíng zhǐ ) , zhèng fǔ guān yuán chēng , zài rèn zhě jiāng zài xià yuè zǎo qī jìn xíng xuān shì jiù zhí 。
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2.
If I continue to endure you a little longer, I may by degrees dwindle into a wife.
假如我再容忍你下去的话，我可能会一步步退化至成为老婆也未可知。
jiǎ rú wǒ zài róng rěn nǐ xià qù de huà , wǒ kě néng huì yí bù bù tuì huà zhì chéng wéi lǎo pó yě wèi kě zhī 。
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3.
Qpinion polls suggest that the level of interest many Americans have in the war on terrorism is beginning to dwindle.
民意测验显示，很多美国人对反恐怖主义战争的关注程度开始缩小。
mín yì cè yàn xiǎn shì , hěn duō měi guó rén duì fǎn kǒng bù zhǔ yì zhàn zhēng de guān zhù chéng dù kāi shǐ suō xiǎo 。
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4.
Over the next few months, attendance began to dwindle.
接下来的几个月，与会者开始减少。
jiē xià lái de jǐ gè yuè , yù huì zhě kāi shǐ jiǎn shǎo 。
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5.
Over the years therefore the harvest appeared to dwindle in dollar terms, and his debts grew.
因此多年来，以美元计算，收获看上去在萎缩，而他的债务在增长。
yīn cǐ duō nián lái , yǐ měi yuán jì suàn , shōu huò kàn shàng qù zài wěi suō , ér tā de zhài wù zài zēng zhǎng 。
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6.
AS PUBLIC protest in Tehran seems to dwindle, at any rate on the streets, many Arab leaders are quietly exhaling a sigh of relief.
随着在德黑兰的公众抗议活动，至少是街头抗议活动的逐步减少，许多阿拉伯国家领导人暗地里都松了一口气。
suí zhe zài dé hēi lán de gōng zhòng kàng yì huó dòng , zhì shǎo shì jiē tóu kàng yì huó dòng de zhú bù jiǎn shǎo , xǔ duō ā lā bó guó jiā lǐng dǎo rén àn dì lǐ dōu sōng le yì kǒu qì 。
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7.
The boost from firms rebuilding their inventories after running them down in the recession will dwindle.
在经济不景气的时，企业重建库存的动力将会下降。
zài jīng jì bù jǐng qì de shí , qǐ yè chóng jiàn kù cún de dòng lì jiāng huì xià jiàng 。
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8.
Bribery has begun to dwindle since the OECD convention, says Transparency International, a pressure group.
压力团体“透明国际（TransparencyInternational）”表示，自从缔结“经合组织合约”之后，贿赂已经开始减少。
yā lì tuán tǐ " tòu míng guó jì ( TransparencyInternational ) " biǎo shì , zì cóng dì jié " jīng hé zǔ zhī hé yuē " zhī hòu , huì lù yǐ jīng kāi shǐ jiǎn shǎo 。
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9.
When that began to dwindle, so did life in the town, despite investment to regenerate its economy.
当钢铁产业衰败，尽管有资金投入来复兴经济，小城却也遭到同样的命运。
dāng gāng tiě chǎn yè shuāi bài , jǐn guǎn yǒu zī jīn tóu rù lái fù xīng jīng jì , xiǎo chéng què yě zāo dào tóng yàng de mìng yùn 。
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10.
"Many firms are importing fewer raw materials, so their exports will dwindle accordingly, " he said.
他还说，许多公司进口的原材料少了，出口量也将相应缩减。
tā hái shuō , xǔ duō gōng sī jìn kǒu de yuán cái liào shǎo le , chū kǒu liàng yě jiāng xiāng yìng suō jiǎn 。
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