| 单词 | dwindle |
| 释义 | dwindle verbadverb | preposition adverb➤fast, quickly, rapidly迅速减少；急速减少◆supplies of coal are dwindling fast.煤的供应量在迅速减少。➤gradually, slowly逐渐减少；慢慢缩减▸➤steadily稳步缩减▸➤away, down (especially name) 逐渐减少；缩小◆membership of the club had dwindled away to nothing.俱乐部成员人数逐渐减少到零。preposition➤into减少到◆the group's support dwindled into insignificance.这个团体的支持减少到了微乎其微的地步。➤to减至◆profits slowly dwindled to nothing.利润慢慢减少到零。 dwindle /dwɪndl/ verb [intransitive] to become gradually less or smaller （逐渐）减少，变小◆dwindling audiences/profits/supplies 越来越少的观众／利润／供货量◆jobs in the clothing industry have dwindled from about 500 000 to 175 000. 服装业的工作岗位已从大约 50 万个减少为 17.5 万个。☞ dwindledwindle/ˈdwɪndl ||; ˈdwɪndḷ/verb [i] dwindle (away) to become smaller or weaker 减少；减弱: ◇their savings dwindled away to nothing. 慢慢地，他们的积蓄逐渐花得一干二净。 dwindlesee ⇨ less 5 dwin·dle /`dwɪndḷ; ˈdwɪndl/v [i]to gradually become less or smaller 逐渐减少［变小］:◇their stores of food had dwindled away to almost nothing. 他们的食物储存慢慢地消耗完了。 |
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