Dwindling

(noun.) a becoming gradually less; 'there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family'.

(adj.) gradually decreasing until little remains .

整理:洛厄尔

• They became a weapon against the dwindling power of the Mongolian nomads, first in Turkestan and then across Siberia as far as the Amur. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Their relations with the dwindling empire of Constantinople remained for some centuries tolerantly hostile. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• With the downfall of the Mongolian (Yuan) dynasty (1368), the dwindling opportunity of the Christian missions passed altogether. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Most of the other fires within the wide horizon were also dwindling weak. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• It is possible to trace the dwindling succession of many of the small Kans who became independent during this period, almost down to the present time. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• His small capital was dwindling. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.

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