"dwindled" in Chinese (Simplified)
减少变少
Definition
逐渐变小、变少或变弱。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用于正式书面语,常与'numbers'、'supplies'、'hopes'、'resources'这些词搭配。表达逐渐减少,而非一下子没了。
Examples
The water in the lake dwindled during the long summer.
湖里的水在漫长的夏天里**减少**了。
My savings have dwindled to almost nothing.
我的积蓄已经**减少**到几乎没有了。
The number of customers dwindled after the new store opened.
新店开业后,顾客数量**减少**了。
Interest in the project slowly dwindled over time.
随着时间流逝,对这个项目的兴趣**逐渐减少**了。
Once the funding dwindled, we had to cut back on our plans.
一旦资金**减少**,我们就不得不缩减计划。
The crowd dwindled to just a handful of people by midnight.
到午夜时,人群**减少**到只剩下几个人。