dwindled
past simple and past participle ofdwindle
| 单词 | dwindled |
| 释义 | dwindled past simple and past participle ofdwindle dwindle verb[I] uk/ˈdwɪn.dəl/us/ˈdwɪn.dəl/tobecomesmallerinsizeoramount, or fewer innumber: Thecommunityhas dwindledtoa tenth ofitsformersizein the last twoyears. Herhopesofsuccessin theracedwindled lastnightas theweatherbecameworse. to decrease
Becoming and making smaller or less
Examplesofdwindleddwindled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, the populationdwindledand, in 1952, the quota was reduced. From theCambridge English Corpus But institutional pressures ensured that on widowhood such opportunitiesdwindled, and there was every incentive to remarry. From theCambridge English Corpus The fund contributors hasdwindledto 200 from 575 a decade ago. From theCambridge English Corpus Immigration at other portsdwindled, and, for expediency, immigrant medical inspection was increasingly conducted as part of the quarantine exam. From theCambridge English Corpus Pathetically invoking some common good, the liberal partiesdwindledthrough the 1920s. From theCambridge English Corpus Groups that continued to reside near the lake shore turned to more marginal local resources as the wet gallery forestdwindled. From theCambridge English Corpus They are still there but, proportionately speaking, their numbers havedwindled. From theCambridge English Corpus The industrydwindled, and (town-)people now mostly live off small industries and services. From theCambridge English Corpus The bore wells, yielding 3,500 gallons per hour during 1985,dwindledto yield 800 gallons per hour in 2001. From theCambridge English Corpus The possibilities for performing in churches shrank as the number of invitationsdwindledsharply. From theCambridge English Corpus In this way, the options havedwindledto the extremes. From theCambridge English Corpus The popularity he had enjoyed in lifedwindledsomewhat immediately after his death. From theCambridge English Corpus By 1925-6, the number haddwindledto only 274. From theCambridge English Corpus As the conference proceeded, the numbers attending the sessionsdwindled. From theCambridge English Corpus As public fundsdwindled, opportunities arose for private initiatives to finance events and associate with the annual festivity. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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