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dwindle美 ['dwɪnd(ə)l] 英 ['dwɪnd(ə)l] 过去分词：dwindled 现在分词：dwindling 第三人称单数：dwindles v. decrease,decline,diminish,fall off,drop 1. | （逐渐）减少，变小，缩小to become gradually less or smaller |
| dwindling audiences 越来越少的观众 | | Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。 | | Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20. 俱乐部会员人数已从 70 减少到 20。 |
v. | 1. to decrease little by little in size, number, or intensity and approach zero, or make something decrease in this way 2. to become gradually less or smaller over a period of time until almost nothing remains |
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