dwindle /ˈdwɪndəl/ CET6+ TEM4 ( dwindling, dwindled, dwindles )

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  V-I If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number. 缩小; 减少

  例：

  The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred.

  该厂的工人总数已从4000多减少到了几百人。