dwindle

dwindle

美 [ˈdwɪnd(ə)l] 　英 ['dwɪnd(ə)l]

• v.变小
• 网络缩小；减少；逐渐减少

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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。

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。

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。

Over the next few months, attendance began to dwindle.

接下来的几个月，与会者开始减少。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

"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。

The chemicals responsible for "that lovin' feeling" (adrenaline, dopamine, norepinephrine, phenylethylamine, etc. ) dwindle.

那些负责“爱情情感”的化学物质（肾上腺素，多巴胺，去甲肾上腺素，苯基乙胺等）也逐渐减少。

As in the Oligocene before it, grasslands continued to expand and forests to dwindle in extent.

在先前的渐新世，草地的面积增大，森林的面积减少。

With Duncan's minutes continuing to dwindle, their size doesn't add up to what other contenders can offer.

邓肯的上场时间持续减少，他们的身体都不能够应对他们的对手！

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。

As farmers brought their crops to the city by bicycle or bus, long food lines began to dwindle and then disappear.

农民用自行车或汽车把粮食贩卖到城市，排队买粮的城里人慢慢减少，最后完全消失。

In this view, as knowledge, wealth, education and democracy spread, the power of religion is bound to dwindle.

按照这种观点，随着知识、财富、教育和民主的传播，宗教势力必将被削弱。

Like many former industrial cities, Trenton has seen its economic base dwindle dramatically since the end of World War II.

像许多老工业城市一样，在二战末期Trenton被看到他的经济基础在明显的减少。

As oil supplies dwindle, it seems everyone is searching for the next big energy breakthrough.

因为石油供应的萎缩，似乎每个人都在寻找未来的能源大突破。

As we watch their numbers dwindle and their forests fall, their legacy becomes as clear as a Gombe stream: As they go, so, one day, may we.

当我们眼看他们的数量缩减，森林消失，他们留下的痕迹将和贡贝的溪流一样清晰：当他们离去，也许，有一天，我们也会离去。

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。

In Idaho people drawing groundwater are being ordered to work with other holders of stream water rights as the streams begin to dwindle.

在爱荷华州，当水流量开始减少的时候，抽取地下水的民众就必须与其他持有河流所有权的人进行合作了。

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。

His powers, from lack of use, dwindle to mediocrity, to inferiority, until finally he becomes a mere part of the machine he tends.

他的能力因不用而退化为平庸、卑劣，终将沦为他所操作机器的一个零件。

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。

America's space agency has reached middle age. Will it now recapture the glory of its youth, or dwindle into decrepitude?

美国的太空总署已是人到中年。它将重拾昔日荣耀抑或抑郁终老？

The canals will stink ; the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up . The reeds and rushes will wither.

江河要变臭；埃及的河水都必减少枯干。苇子和芦荻都必衰残；

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。

Power cuts and blackouts hit factories and residential neighborhoods in central China as coal supplies dwindle at generating stations.

大多数供电站的煤炭供应减少使中国中部的工厂及居民用电供电中断以及停电。

Once forest coverdoesstart 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。

Worse is to come. The IIF expects that flows will dwindle to a paltry $165 billion this year.

更为严重的就来了，IIF预计今年将降至1650美元。

Walking across the graveyardI hear the city's traffic dwindle to a low hum.

穿过墓地，我听到城市的喧嚣声逐渐沉寂为一片嗡嗡声。

Paradoxically, labor's woes likely will enable many firms to beat near-term earnings expectations, as wage costs dwindle or stagnate.

有讽刺意味的是，由于工资成本下降或停滞不前，工人的困境却可能让许多公司短期的收益超出预期。

But as the online holdings of Google Books increases, will delivery request traffic dwindle?

但当GoogleBooks在线馆藏的日益增加时，是否会减少传递请求数量？

This hits Britain hard as North Sea reserves dwindle and the country imports an ever-greater share of its energy.

因为北海储量减少，国家能源更加依赖进口，英国能源受到了沉重打击。

We need motivation like we need air to breathe. We need regular motivation to keep us going when our inspiration and enthusiasm dwindle.

我们需要激励就像需要呼吸；当我们的动力和激情减小时，我们需要不断地自我激励，从而可以使我们不断地进步。

Mass relocations to tower block Housing Development Board (HDB) flats saw the number of kampongs dwindle.

新加坡建屋发展局（HDB）建设了大量塔楼式公寓，让甘榜的居民迁入。

Although the process is expensive, the scientists believe it will become more economically viable as natural oil supplies dwindle.

虽然这种转化很昂贵，科学家们相信随着天然燃料供应的萎缩，这种燃料在经济上会变得可行起来的。

In areas where their counterpart, the red squirrel, is present, they outcompete them, causing red squirrel populations to dwindle.

在有对手红松鼠存在的地区，它们胜过了红松鼠，导致红松鼠种群缩小。

The IMF's Mr Tokuoka reckons that as the population ages, savings will dwindle, which could reduce inflows to the government-bond market.

货币基金组织的Tokuoka先生认为当人口老化时，储蓄率会逐渐下降，流入政府债券市场的资金也会减少。

Your social invitations will dwindle and your circle of friends will undoubtedly shrink.

你接到的社交类邀请就会减少，朋友圈也会越来越小。