英语词汇“dwindling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dwindledwindle /ˈdwɪndl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYdwindle

Origin: 1500-1600 dwine to become less

VERB TABLE

dwindle

Simple Form
Present	it	dwindles
Present		dwindle
Past	it, they	dwindled
Present perfect	they	have dwindled
	it	has dwindled
Past perfect	it, they	had dwindled
Future	it, they	will dwindle
Future perfect	it, they	will have dwindled

Continuous Form
Present	they	are dwindling
	it	is dwindling
Past	they	were dwindling
	it	was dwindling
Present perfect	they	have been dwindling
	it	has been dwindling
Past perfect	it, they	had been dwindling
Future	it, they	will be dwindling
Future perfect	it, they	will have been dwindling

COLLOCATIONS► dwindle (away) to nothing/one/two etc.

Attendance at meetings had dwindled to only four or five people.

THESAURUSto become less in number, size, or amount, or to make something do this► decrease

to become less in number, size, or amount, or to make something do this: Sales in Japan steadily decreased last year.

► go down

to become lower or less in level, amount, size, quality, etc.: The income of ordinary workers has been going down.

► fall/drop

to decrease to a lower level or amount, especially when this happens quickly: Sales have dropped 15% this year.

► plunge/plummet

to decrease suddenly and by a very large amount: It was warm during the day, but at night temperatures plummeted to near zero.

► decline

to decrease in quality, quantity, or importance: The company’s earnings declined 17% last year.

► diminish

to become smaller or less important: Union membership diminished from 30,000 at its height to just 750 today.

► dwindle

to gradually become fewer or smaller: The team’s lead had dwindled to only two points.

(also dwindle away) to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller: The money available to build new parks has dwindled.dwindle (away) to nothing/one/two etc. Attendance at meetings had dwindled to only four or five people.► see thesaurus at decrease1—dwindling adjective: a dwindling population