dwindling
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ/us/ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ/graduallybecomingsmallerinsizeoramount, or fewer innumber:
缩减的；逐渐减少的She is one of a dwindlingnumberofpeoplewho wasalivein 1918.她是经历了一九一八年那个时代（第一次世界大战），存活于世的越来越少的那群人之一。
In Baltimore the city's dwindlingpopulationguaranteesthelossof at least onestateSenateseat.在巴尔的摩，逐渐减少的城市人口必然导致至少一个参议院席位的丢失。
We aredealingwith dwindlingresourcesandagingbuildings.我们正在处理资源缩减和建筑老化（的问题）。
See
dwindle
- TheNationalMarineFisheriesServicesays the dwindlingpopulationsofsharkscannotrecoverwithoutfurtherquotareductions.
- Theartshave been among thesectorshardesthitbygovernmentcutbacksand dwindlingprivateresources.
- He isconcernedabout dwindlingsuppliesoffreshwater.
Becoming and making smaller or less
- abridgment
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuating
- attenuation
- boil
- damp
- falling-off
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- go through the flooridiom
- haircut
- lessen
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- rundown
- sag
- salami slicing
- scalesomethingdown
- shave
- telescope