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dwindling + noun
修饰名词，表示某物在逐渐减少。
The region is facing dwindling resources.
该地区正面临资源日益减少的问题。
逐渐减少的；日益缩小的
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逐渐减少的；日益缩小的
declining; growing less
The region is facing dwindling resources.
该地区正面临资源日益减少的问题。
减少的；日益减少的
declining; growing less
With dwindling savings, she had to find a job quickly.
由于储蓄日渐减少，她必须尽快找到工作。
The region faces a crisis of dwindling water supplies.
该地区面临水资源日益减少的危机。
The town's dwindling population led to the closure of its school.
该镇人口日益减少，导致学校关闭。
修饰名词，表示某物在逐渐减少。
The region is facing dwindling resources.
该地区正面临资源日益减少的问题。
常用于强调数量的减少，后接of短语。
A dwindling number of students choose to study abroad.
选择出国留学的学生数量日渐减少。
Not this
The population dwindling is a problem.
Use this
The dwindling population is a problem.
在英语中，形容词通常放在名词前面，而汉语中形容词可以后置。这里应该把'dwindling'放在'population'之前。
Not this
The dwindling population are worrying.
Use this
The dwindling population is worrying.
主语 population 是单数名词，所以谓语动词应该用单数形式 is，而不是 are。汉语中动词没有单复数变化，容易忽略主谓一致。
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日益减少的数量
The charity is struggling to cope with dwindling numbers of volunteers.
该慈善机构正在努力应对志愿者数量日益减少的问题。
日益减少的资源
The team had to finish the project with dwindling resources.
团队不得不在资源日益减少的情况下完成项目。
逐渐减少的供应
Hospitals are worried about the dwindling supply of medical masks.
医院担心医用口罩的供应日益减少。
不断减少的人口
The town's dwindling population has forced the school to close.
该镇人口不断减少，迫使学校关闭。
日益减少的资金
They had to abandon the research due to dwindling funds.
由于资金日益减少，他们不得不放弃这项研究。
逐渐渺茫的希望
The rescue team refused to give up despite dwindling hopes of finding survivors.
尽管找到幸存者的希望越来越渺茫，救援队仍拒绝放弃。
所剩无几的日子
In the dwindling days of summer, the beach is much quieter.
在夏天所剩无几的日子里，海滩安静多了。
日益渺茫的希望
The rescue team kept searching despite the family's dwindling hopes.
尽管家人的希望日益渺茫，救援队仍在继续搜索。
日益减少的资源
The small hospital has to cope with dwindling resources.
这家小医院不得不应对日益减少的资源。
Use dwindling naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 dwindling 想成 down（向下）加 dling（像 little 的小尾巴）：一路向下变少，就是“日益减少的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、academic writing、business reports 通常多用于较正式的书面语境，如新闻报道或报告中；日常口语中也能使用，但略显正式。比较常见于形容数量、资源、支持等的减少。
Rhymes (stressed /ɪ/ followed by /ndlɪŋ/): kindling, swindling. Spelling lookalikes that do NOT rhyme with the stated GA pronunciations: trundling /ˈtrʌndlɪŋ/, coddling /ˈkɑːdlɪŋ/, meddling /ˈmɛdlɪŋ/, twiddling /ˈtwɪdlɪŋ/ (the last also has /dlɪŋ/ without the /n/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.