dwindled
v.
逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 );
例句:
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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。
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The cocoa industry dwindled because it became increasingly difficult to cover costs.
由于越来越难以收回成本,可可产业日渐衰落。
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Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing.
支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
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Meanwhile, the Dark Star Orchestra's audience dwindled.
来自NEWYORKER
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Seven hundred lapwings...dwindled up in spiral tiers and widening gyres.
来自J. A. Baker
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Gold reserves dwindled and dollar devaluations were regular.
来自WSJ