dwindle
verb
ˈdwɪndl
verb
1
dwindle away
also
又作
to
gradually
become
less
and
less
or
smaller
and
smaller
逐渐减少，缩小，变小
The
elephant
population
is
dwindling.
大象的数量在减少。
His
money
had
dwindled
away.
他的钱在逐渐变少。
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The
stream
has
dwindled
to
a
trickle.
这条小河变成了细流。
dwindling
resources
日益减少的资源