"dwindle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 減少
• 縮小

Definition

逐漸變得更小、更少或者減少。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於書面語或正式語境，常與不可數或抽象名詞搭配，如“resources dwindle”或“hope dwindles”。表示漸漸減少，而非突然減少。

Examples

The crowd began to dwindle as the night went on.

隨著夜晚的到來，人羣開始**減少**。

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

如果我們不快點找到更多，食物儲備會**減少**。

Their hope started to dwindle after hearing the bad news.

聽到壞消息後，他們的希望開始**減少**。

Interest in the project has dwindled over the last year.

過去一年裡，人們對這個項目的興趣已經**減少**了。

My savings have dwindled after so many unexpected bills.

接連不斷的意外帳單讓我的儲蓄**減少**了。

When resources dwindle, competition between groups increases.

當資源**減少**時，羣體之間的競爭會加劇。