dwindle

['dwindl]

v. 减少, 缩小

例句与用法：

If I continue to endure you a little longer, I may by degrees dwindle into a wife.

假如我再容忍你下去的话，我可能会一步步退化至成为老婆也未可知。

The number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily.

看电影的人数似乎在逐渐下降。

Drought has dwindled the crops.

干旱使农作物歉收。

My money had dwindled away.

我的钱渐渐花光了。

词形变化：

动词过去式: dwindled | 动词过去分词: dwindled | 动词现在分词: dwindling | 动词第三人称单数: dwindles |

详细释义：

vi.

渐渐减少; 变小[(+away)]

His fortune dwindled to a few hundred pounds.

他的财产减少到几百英镑了。

Hopes for their safety dwindled.

他们会平安无事的希望变得渺茫了。

vt.

使减少; 使缩小

Failing health dwindles ambition.

健康衰退使人丧志。