"dwindle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 减少
• 缩小

Definition

逐渐变得更小、更少或者减少。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于书面语或正式语境，常与不可数或抽象名词搭配，如“resources dwindle”或“hope dwindles”。表示慢慢减少而不是突然变少。

Examples

The crowd began to dwindle as the night went on.

随着夜晚的到来，人群开始**减少**。

Our food supplies will dwindle if we don't find more soon.

如果我们不快点找到更多，食物储备会**减少**。

Their hope started to dwindle after hearing the bad news.

听到坏消息后，他们的希望开始**减少**。

Interest in the project has dwindled over the last year.

过去一年里，人们对这个项目的兴趣已经**减少**了。

My savings have dwindled after so many unexpected bills.

接连不断的意外账单让我储蓄**减少**了。

When resources dwindle, competition between groups increases.

当资源**减少**时，群体之间的竞争会加剧。