dwindle双解释义

1. vi. 逐渐变少或变小 become gradually less or smaller

1.(数量上)减少,缩小
If somethingdwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling...
出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。

1. The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling.
   地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。

• The sun came struggling through again and the rain dwindled to a few glittering drops.

  出自：J. B. Priestley

• The uproar had dwindled to silence.

  出自：R. C. Hutchinson

decrease，diminish，lessen，reduce，dwindle

这些词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。

decrease指逐渐地、不断地减少。

diminish侧重大小、数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。

lessen普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。

reduce普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。

dwindle与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。