VERB
(數(shù)量上)減少,縮小
If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number.
例句
The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred...
工廠雇員總數(shù)已經(jīng)從 4,000 多人減少到幾百人。
Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling...
出口在縮減，貿(mào)易赤字在增長(zhǎng)。