dwindle
['dwindl]
v. 减少, 缩小
例句与用法:
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。
The number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily.
看电影的人数似乎在逐渐下降。
Drought has dwindled the crops.
干旱使农作物歉收。
My money had dwindled away.
我的钱渐渐花光了。
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 |
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。
dwindle
过去式:dwindled
过去分词:dwindled
现在进行时:dwindling
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
shrink
decrease
diminish
lessen
reduce
abate
decline
subside
waste away
同义参见:
lower1
languish
decrease1
dwindle['dwindl]vi.1.■变得越来越小,逐渐变小,缩小;减少;消瘦:Their vast fortune has dwindled away.他们的大笔财产已逐渐减少。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。2.■(质量)衰退,退化,变坏;衰落;堕落:The old man's health dwindled slowly day by day.老人的身体日渐衰弱。His reputation dwindled greatly.他的声誉大减。vt.1.■使变得越来越小,使变小,使缩小,使缩减,使收缩;使减少;使衰退;使衰落:Failing health dwindles ambition.健康每况愈下使人志气衰退。n.1.■[用复数] [委婉语]垂暮之年近义词decrease变形vi.dwindleddwindling
dwindledwindle[ˈdwindl]vi.1.■减少, 缩小; 变瘦2.■退化; 衰落; 变坏dwindle in size体积缩小dwindle in numbers数量减少dwindle down to缩减到...dwindle into缩小成dwindle out逐渐消失His wealth dwindled into nothing.他的财产化为乌有。His fame dwindled.他的名声低落了。
词性变化dwindle[ˈdwindl]vt.1.■使缩小, 使减少Failing health dwindled ambition.体弱雄心减。
继承用法dwindlementn.
参考词汇见decrease;
verb
- [no obj.]diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
(尺寸、数量或力量上)逐渐变小,缩小;减少;减弱,衰退
traffic has dwindled to a trickle.
来往车辆已减至涓涓细流了。
[as adj. dwindling]dwindling resources.
逐渐减少的资源。
- late 16th cent.: frequentative of Scots and dialect dwine 'fade away', from Old English dwīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwīnen and Old Norse dvína
dwindle
■Dwindle away/down
(逐渐)减少, 缩小
■Supplies, while still high, have started to dwindle.
-供应尽管仍处于高位,但已开始下降。
■"Yes, he has. With every advance, our numbers dwindle."
“不,他赢了。他每前进一步,我们的人数量就减少了。”
■Once forest cover does start increasing, the rate of extinction should dwindle.
一旦森林覆盖开始增加,灭绝的速度应该变小。
■24 Punish us, O LORD, but with equity, not in anger, lest you have us dwindle away.
上主,你惩戒我,只好按照正义,不要随你的忿怒,免得我归于乌有。
■The imbalance has caused many ocean species to dwindle to near extinction.
不平衡导致了许多海洋种族减少到近乎灭绝。
■Most emerging economies' large reserves will help to keep them out of danger.Unfortunately, the longer that the credit crunch continues, the more those reserves will start to dwindle.
不过,韩国与美国、日本和中国签订的货币互换协定将为其提供充足的资金支持。
■Humans are born with the Jacobson's organ, but in early development its abilities dwindle to a point that it is useless.
人类天生就有梨鼻器,但是在早期发展中,它的功能退化到可有可无的地步。
■6.However, the parasites and super parasites group can dwindle the pollinator population to weaken the pollinating efficiency, so they have an indirectly negative impact on fig syconium.
传粉昆虫功能群、捕食昆虫功能群对榕树隐头果的生长发育起着促进的作用,而?
■With enough energetic imbalances in the crops, viruses and pests will enter the dance causing humanities food source to dwindle to next to nothing.
伴随着农作物中众多能量的失衡,病毒和害虫将进入引起人类未来食物源短缺以至一无所有的舞蹈中。
■But audiences could dwindle while legal bills rise for Web sites that have been showing unauthorized video clips
但当网站播放了未经授权的视频而面临法律起诉时,用户量会减少。
■Unfortunately, the longer that the credit crunch continues, the more those reserves will start to dwindle.
但是与美国,日本,中国达成的互惠外汇信贷协议将会给它带来具有强大火力的鼓励。
■But overall, the volume of letters posted in Switzerland continues to slowly dwindle compared with the millions of emails sent every day.
但是总的来说,瑞士地区书信的使用人数和每天成千上万发电子邮件的人数比起来,正在继续减少。
■But as public protests continued to dwindle without actually ending, the authorities said the incumbent would be sworn in early next month.
但是随着公众抗议范围不断缩小,实际上并没结束,当局称,现任者将在下月初举行宣誓活动。
■But it seems scrutiny of the CIA's activities in Europe is unlikely to dwindle.
但是,似乎对中情局在欧洲活动的详细调查不大可能会大事化小。
■But, if you speak too loudly ,you may be perceived as overbearing ,bossy , a bully , a braggart. Your social invitations will dwindle and your circle of friends will undoubtedly shrink.
但是,如果你说话的声音太大,人们就会觉得你傲慢专横,目空一切。你接到的社交类邀请就会减少,朋友圈也会越来越小。
■But as other EU countries open their labour markets, the flow to Britain may dwindle.
但随着其他欧洲国家开放劳动力市场,劳动力向英国的流入会减少。
■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。
■dwindle in size
体积缩小
■Over time, stocks of the common resource will dwindle.
假以时日公共资源便会不断减少。
■4. 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。
■As international hedge funds saw profits dwindle during the past year, they were forced to draw down their holdings in other areas.
全球能源价格上涨恶化全球通胀,由于中国的快速增长渴求石油、天然气和煤,它受到特别严重的冲击。
■dwindle away into
减到
■dwindle away
减少 缩小
■dwindle away into nothing
减少到零, 化为乌有
■The times of cleansing ahead shall bring forth many diseases through which the populations of humans shall dwindle.
前方净化时代会浮现许多疾病,通过这些疾病人类人口会减少。
■Even a comfortable, fixed retirement income may dwindle through gradually rising prices and shunt you to the shanty town of “Just Getting By.
即使是比较多的,固定的退休收入,在逐渐增长的物价面前,你也只能勉强度日。
■age-old customs; Western civilization is ancient; the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness.
古老的习俗;年代久远的西方文明;担心白天会缩短到全是黑夜是不必要的。
■but as Maybelle's name was called most often and the amount went up to seventy-five dollars, her protests began to dwindle .
可是,等到梅贝尔的名字喊得更多、价额也提高到了75美元时,她的抗议便开始松劲了。
■The sound-absorbing coefficient increase along with the number of cavum per stere, and dwindle as the density of material increase.
含有球形空腔聚合物材料的吸声系数随单位体积内空腔数的增多而增大;材料密度和等效切变弹性模量增大时,吸声系数变小。
■The IIF expects that flows will dwindle to a paltry $165 billion this year.
国际金融协会(IIF)预计,今年私人资本的净流入将减少到区区1650以美金。
■His money dwindle away to nothing while traveling in europe.
在游欧期间,他花光了所有的钱。
■Over the past few years they have seen their advantage in the state House of Representatives dwindle to a mere two votes, out of 150.
在过去数年间,共和党人见证了他们在该州的优势。众议院减至仅剩两票,总票数为150。
■Earth's truth was lost some28 million years ago and as truth was lost, her light and love begin to dwindle and fade into non-truth.
地球的真相在大约28百万年以前被丢失,而因为真相被丢失,她的光和爱开始缩小并消失进非真相中。
■Women usually had more than men, and the amount tended to dwindle with age.
女人通常比男人的棕色脂肪更多,棕色脂肪的量随着年龄的增长而呈现减少的趋势。
■Her family used to live within their means; however, they had treated their customers too well and saw their profits dwindle away as they gave away more than they earned.
她们的家庭本来也过得去,之后因为对客人太好了,收回来的钱没有比她们放出去的多,所以生意做得不怎么很好。
■Religious societies may dwindle into factious clubs
宗教团体可能堕落为宗派俱乐部。
■It is necessary to dwindle "great digital gulf" by implementing telecom universal service,and is also premise qualification to develop the areas that are not developed in economy.
实现电信普遍服务是缩小“数字鸿沟”的需要,同时也是促进经济欠发达地区发展的重要前提条件。
■It is interesting how even the closest of family ties dwindle into habitual friendship.
家人的紧密联系如何衰退成习惯的友谊关系,是一件有趣的事。
■The same is true with setbacks: Watching one's nest egg dwindle is enough to pull anyone into a deep hole, but a year later, people typically rebound.
对挫折来说同样如此:看到别人的储蓄金缩水足以让人们感到跌入深渊,但一年过后,人们就会振作起来。
■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。
■Levy of legacy Tax in Our Country to Dwindle the Resident's Income Gap
开征遗产税调节中国居民收入差距
■This progress will come to a halt in due course and as human populations dwindle enough that there is balance.
当人类人口充分下降到平衡的时候,这种进步最后将停止。
■Our funds may dwindle, but my prayer is that our thanks to God will multiply as we draw together in community and share with one another through the love of Jesus.
我们的财富可能会渐少,但我祈求当我们彼此亲就及在耶稣的爱里互相分享时,我们对神的感恩能够倍增。
■The Kings could also elect to take their time before consenting to move Artest in hopes of generating better trade offers as the summer progresses and other teams' free-agent options begin to dwindle.
我确实相信有一支球队能比萨克拉门托更忠于我。现在我就是我自己的经纪人,我能更清楚别的球队怎么看我,因为我代表我自己。”
■I dwindle, thin as a golden flower.
我缩少,尽管薄的一朵金色的花。
■Moreover, corresponding to the image modification, it is implemented by using the functions provided in Delphi to enlarge and dwindle, and it can zoom in, zoom out and removing color from the image.
所有的病人的基本信息和图像信息将会存入数据库。
■the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness.
担心白天会缩短到全是黑夜是不必要的。
■dwindle in numBers
数量减少
■The windfall will eventually dwindle.
暴利税最终将下降。