dwindled
美 [ˈdwɪnd(ə)l] 
英 ['dwɪnd(ə)l]
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第三人称单数：dwindles 现在分词：dwindling 过去式：dwindled 反义词
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The prophet's form dwindled and shifted, becoming once again that of the large black bird, and he flew off with a rustle of wings.
先知的形体变化缩小，再度变回了巨大的黑鸟，飒飒的扇动翅膀飞走了。
Due to a severe and lasting drought, water reserves in this country of 11, 000 people had dwindled to just a few days' worth.
由于严重和持久的干旱，水储量在这个国家的11000人减少到短短几天的价值。
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.
过了几周，因为他学着去控制自己的情绪，每天所钉钉子的数量逐渐减少。
Back in 1980, agricultural investment made up 17% of total foreign aid yet, as of 2006, it had dwindled to a mere 3% of this total.
早在1980年，农业投资仍占外国援助资金的百分之十七，到了2006年，这一比例缩水到了总资金的百分之三。
Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger the number of nails hammered gradually dwindled down.
后来的几个礼拜，他开始学会控制自己的愤怒，他钉钉子的数量慢慢减少了。
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily dwindled down.
又过了几周，随着他学会控制自己的怒火，钉子的数目日益减少。
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.
在以后的几个星期里，他渐渐学会了如何控制自己的怒气，这样每天钉进篱笆的钉子的数目也越来越少。
By his late seventies, in spite of swimming and working six days a week, my dad had noticeably dwindled in strength and energy.
然而，尽管父亲每星期六天的游泳、工作，接近八十岁时，明显的他的体力精力都下降了。
As her savings dwindled, the single mother had to move into a motel with her three daughters.
随着她的积蓄逐渐减少，这位单亲妈妈不得不和她的三个女儿搬进了汽车旅馆。
As the last rays of daylight dwindled and disappeared, absolute blackness settled down on Treasure Island.
在白昼的最后光芒减退、终至消失之后，宝岛陷入了一片漆黑之中。
Once investors realised that this was unsustainable, capital took flight and the country's foreign reserves dwindled.
一旦投资者意识到这是不可持续的，撤出资本，国家的外汇储备就会缩小。
Just as US economic prestige has dwindled, its political appeal, at least for now, is on the ascendant.
就在美国经济威望低落时，其政治影响力却不断上升，至少眼下是这样。
The party made it clear that the party secretaries were to remain in overall command, and the peasants' enthusiasm dwindled .
党明确的指出党的书记仍然是一把手，这样农民的热情就又消退了。
No one came to talk to her, and one by one the group dwindled away till she was left alone.
没有人过来跟他说话；身边的一群人也渐走渐少，最后只剩下她孤零零一个。
Though the friendship dwindled away, much to Melville's regret, it was a vital tonic to him while he was engaged on Moby Dick.
使梅尔维尔遗憾的是，后来二人的交情日疏，可是在他写《白鲸》时，这段友情对于他却是十分重要的。
As the numbers of the Terrors dwindled, the Master took over the body of the unwilling Matoombo who Vida had learn was true of heart.
至于有多少恐怖萎缩，师父接管机构的安排，不愿意matoombo谁vida了学习是真实的心。
As the years of his life dwindled down, that strength kept him alive.
当他渐渐老去，这种力量让他保持生机
The bank, whose market capitalization has dwindled to about $11 billion, owns about $61 billion in mortgages and asset-backed securities.
这家总市值已缩水至110亿美元的老牌投行仍持有价值610亿美元的房地产抵押贷款和资产抵押证券。
As global warming melts mountainglaciers, the rivers' summer flow has dwindled by up to 60% (more inone case) of their historical average.
一方面随着全球气候变暖，高山冰川溶解，河流的夏季水量较历史平均水平缩减了近60%。
Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
慢慢地，他钉的越来越少了，原来他发现控制住自己的脾气要比往篱笆上钉钉子容易得多。
Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes: all three, great men to their own age, have dwindled subsequently.
朗费罗、洛威尔、霍姆斯三个，都不失为他们那个时代的伟人，后来却大为退色了。
The snake dwindled in size.
这条蛇的体积缩小了。
The number of new antibiotic drugs has dwindled. Meanwhile, microbes continue to evolve, developing resistance to existing drugs.
新的抗生素种类减少了，但是微生物不停地在进化，对现有的药剂产生抗药性。
But the ruse became increasingly difficult to maintain as the company's fortunes dwindled.
但随着该公司财富的缩水，这种欺骗手法越来越难以隐瞒。
As their provisions dwindled, they began to butcher the weakest dogs to feed the others.
随着他们的给养不断减少，他们开始要杀掉那些最虚弱的狗来喂饲其他狗。
But as the number of made-from-scratch, at-home meals we consume has dwindled, we've all unwittingly become sodium junkies.
但是，随着自制食物、在家吃饭的次数逐渐减少，我们在不知不觉中变成嗜盐者。
"My diet sort of dwindled away, " she says.
“我逐渐不那么严格遵守膳食计划了，”她说道。
Since early April, when protesters blocked the two highways linking Manipur to the rest of India, supplies of medicine have dwindled.
自从4月初示威者封锁了曼尼普尔邦连接到印度其他地方的两条高速公路，药品供应已经减少。
Over all, the floating ice dwindled to an extent unparalleled in a century or more, by several estimates.
几项估计指出，整体而言，浮冰减少的幅度，为百年或上百年来仅见。
Even The Balsams , a nearby grand hotel and a big employer in "The Great North Woods" , has trimmed staff as visitors have dwindled.
由于客流的下降，就连附近的一家由“北方大森林”大公司开的大酒店也已经开始裁员。
"As the number of legal firearms have dwindled, the numbers of armed crimes have risen, " Professor Malcolm points out.
麦乔莉教授指出，“随着合法持有的枪支逐渐减少，携枪犯罪的数量开始大大增加”。
She places him and he quivers again. Suddenly he's dwindled, shrunk completely out of sight.
她把他安置好，他便又颤抖起来，突然他缩小了，缩得完全看不见了。
In many parts of the country, supplies of basic necessities from gasoline to instant noodles dwindled.
在日本很多地方，汽油和方便面等生活必需品的供应减少。
All those expenditures take a lot of money. Shen's fortune gradually dwindled, and Shen himself starting acting weird.
奢靡的生活花掉了沈先生大把的钞票，他的财产逐渐地减少，而他的饮食习惯也越来越怪异。
And the public appetite for new encounters, though it has dwindled, has not fallen to zero.
民众对新的遭遇战的渴望，即使不断减弱，但也没有降到零。
They had brought some sugar with them on the Mayflower but by the time of the feast, the supply had dwindled.
虽然他们乘“五月花”号到达美洲大陆的时候也随船携带了糖，但是到感恩节的时候供应量已经减少。
As the number of transactions has dwindled, prices in the key markets of Shanghai and Beijing have also stagnated.
随着交易数量的减少，上海和北京这样的主要市场的房价也停滞不前。
As the night deepens, the older rebels gather at the commander's fire, where the flames have dwindled to coals.
当夜色渐深，年长的人集中到指挥官的篝火旁，火势微弱，几乎只剩木炭了。
Hopes that the EFSF could be used to facilitate a voluntary reduction in debt, notably Greece's towering 140% of GDP, have dwindled.
EFSF曾经所力促的主动削减债务（特别是希腊高筑的占GDP140%的债务）的希望已经很渺茫。
South Korean police are already taking a more robust approach toward protesters, who have dwindled in numbers but become more aggressive.
韩国警方已经开始对抗议人士采取更强硬的手段，抗议群众的人数虽然有减少，但行为更加激烈。
A thin thread of path dwindled and finally disappeared as it climbed the steep slope of the down.
一条小径越远显得越细，在爬上土丘的陡坡时终于消失了。
Those sources of funds have now dwindled, forcing companies to turn to the country's banks.
现在资金的来源已经减少了，公司被迫转向了国家的银行。
