(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
双语例句
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.