dwindle

verb

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

1. VERB (数量上)减少,缩小
   If something dwindles, 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。

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。
4. But after failing to keep pace with competition like apple, blackberry saw its market share dwindle drastically.
   但随着在竞争中落于苹果公司（Apple）等对手之后，它的市场份额大幅萎缩。
5. The original elements that we were drawn to slowly dwindle for the sake of popularity.
   为保持人气，过去吸引我们的那种原创元素会慢慢减少。
6. As its numbers dwindle, disappearance becomes inevitable and the last survivors of the doomed herd become objects of curiosity and pity.
   随着个体数量的减少，物种消失是不可避免的。这一注定灭绝物种的最后存活者会成为人们好奇和遗憾的对象。
7. Without the determined support of the putative victim, the chances of securing a conviction quickly dwindle.
   没有公认受害者的坚定支持，证明不法之徒有罪的可能性便迅速降低。
8. For urban Iranians, many of whom have seen their income dwindle during years of sanctions, the malls are a confirmation of their growing influence.
   对许多伊朗城市居民而言，他们眼看着自己的收入在多年的经济制裁中逐渐缩水，而这些购物中心却是对他们日渐扩大的影响力的一种肯定。
9. In spite of renewed concerns over the use of uranium in nuclear plants, not everyone believes demand will dwindle.
   尽管对核电站使用铀的担忧被重新点燃，但并非所有人都相信铀需求将下滑。
10. As we grow older the passion for learning and success generally tends to dwindle in most of us, and we become willing to settle for second best.
    当我们年岁渐长，大多数人对学习以及成功的热情通常会日趋减少，我们会心甘情愿地满足于退而求其次。
11. We have seen that as their numbers dwindle, the dark becomes more pliable to our various demands.
    我们已经看到了，黑暗势力的逐渐萎缩。
12. Firewood is now getting dearer, as supplies dwindle.
    由于存货减少，木柴越来越贵了。
13. As Asian elephant herds dwindle, African elephants have become the only source of ivory.
    随着亚洲象群日渐减少，非洲大象成了象牙的唯一来源。
14. Females become rare, causing fewer young dinosaurs to be born and species to dwindle to extinction.
    雌性恐龙变得非常稀少，导致越来越少幼恐龙的出生，以致这个物种数量日渐稀少，直至灭绝。
15. I've heard it in the frustrations of Americans who've seen their paychecks dwindle or their jobs disappear – proud men and women who feel like the rules have been changed in the middle of the game.
    我也曾听见人民遭遇的挫折，工资逐渐减少，甚至失去了工作&曾经自豪的人们突然感到好像是在比赛过程中游戏规则改变了。
16. And irrespective of speculation in the markets, credit crunches and short-term liquidity issues, the needs of the masses are not likely to dwindle in the medium-to long-term.
    尽管目前存在市场投机行为、信贷紧缩及短期流动性问题，但在中长期内，大众需求不太可能萎缩。
17. Allowing one axis of the ellipse to dwindle to zero, the crack limit solution is obtained.
    将椭圆一轴缩小到零，得到了裂纹情况的位错象力。
18. Mila and Oa have watched their bank account dwindle down to almost nothing as they plan ahead each year and book their conference space.
    在前方每年计划并预订会议场地时，Mila和Oa看着自己的银行帐户渐减到几乎空空如也。
19. The best outcome would be for overproduction to dwindle gradually.
    最好的结果应该是逐渐减少过剩的生产。
20. Many would-be retirees have watched their savings dwindle and health care costs soar.
    许多将要退休的人，看到存款缩小，而健保开支猛增。
21. With the cool weather of the fall season, most lawn and garden pests and diseases begin to dwindle away.
    与凉爽天气的金秋时节，大多数草坪和花园害虫和疾病开始萎缩消失。
22. Show as the mean and the median of the difference dwindle constantly trendly, differentiate coefficient R2 closes to1.2.
    表现为“差异”的均值和中位数趋势上不断缩小，判别系数R2越来越接近1。
23. The number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily.
    上电影院看电影的人数似乎在持续下降。
24. Yet, as earth's other natural resources dwindle, nations eye the Antarctic as a final repository.
    然而，由于地球上其他自然资源的减少，一些国家视南极洲为最后的宝库。
25. Movie audiences started to dwindle with the introduction of video.
    随着电视的引入，电影观众开始渐渐减少。
26. If that trader gets slammed again, his buying power will dwindle down to nothing!
    那位投资者要再这么倒霉一次，那他的购买能力将直降为零啊！
27. I suspect the Arsenal news will dwindle as we get more into the international break but there's still a reasonable amount to talk about this morning.
    我以为当我们越来越多地介入国际比赛时，关于阿森纳的新闻会减少，但今天早上，还是有相当多的可谈。
28. And the less we honour them as our superstitions dwindle and our respect for beauty and health of mind increases
    我们的迷信逐渐消失，我们对美和健康的思想越来越尊重，我们也就不那么崇敬他们了
29. But as their habitats dwindle, many croc species face an uncertain future.
    但随着它们栖息地的减少，许多种类鳄鱼所面临的前途未卜。

verb

1. become smaller or lose substance
   1. Her savings dwindled down

   Synonym:    dwindle awaydwindle down