Word · Frequency #11193
dwindled
减少；缩小；使减少
dwindled is the past of dwindle.
核心释义
to become gradually less or smaller, or to make something do this
- 1.
减少,缩小,降低强度。
To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
- 2.
质量下降,退化,沉沦。
To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
- 3.
使减少；压低。
To lessen; to bring low.
- 4.
分散,散开。
To break up or disperse.
退化；堕落；变差；消散；瓦解；驱散；减少,缩小,降低强度。；质量下降,退化,沉沦。；使减少；压低。
用法In use
As the days passed, the food supplies dwindled rapidly.
用法提示：dwindled为dwindle的过去式，表示数量逐渐减少。
The crowd began to dwindle after midnight.
用法提示：dwindle为动词原形，描述人群数量逐渐变小。
The company's profits are dwindling due to fierce competition.
用法提示：dwindling为现在分词，与are构成现在进行时，表示持续减少。
dwindle (away)
常与away连用表示逐渐消失。
The crowd dwindled away as it got dark.
天黑时人群渐渐散去。
dwindle to sth
The company's profits dwindled to almost nothing.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dwindle away
- 逐渐减少；消失
- The crowd dwindled away as the evening went on.随着夜幕降临，人群逐渐散去。
- dwindle to nothing
- 减少到几乎没有；化为乌有
- Their savings had dwindled to nothing after years of unemployment.多年失业后，他们的积蓄已经所剩无几。
- dwindling resources
- 日益减少的资源
- The team had to work with dwindling resources.团队不得不在日益减少的资源下工作。
- dwindling number
- 不断减少的数量
- A dwindling number of people still remember the old traditions.还记得这些古老传统的人越来越少了。
- dwindle rapidly
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
dwindle 拼写中有 wind（风），大风把沙堆逐渐吹散变小，就是 dwindle（减少）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、formal writing dwindle 多用于书面语和较为正式的场合，表示数量或程度逐渐减少；日常口语中也会出现，但通常比 decrease 或 go down 更正式。强调渐进的过程，不带有强烈的感情色彩。
语法说明Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
dwindle, swindle, spindle, brindle, and kindle all end with the same /ɪndl/ sound, so they rhyme with dwindle. However, be careful with lookalikes: idle also ends in -dle but is pronounced /ˈaɪdəl/ and does not rhyme, and window begins with win- but is pronounced /ˈwɪndoʊ/, not a rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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