Dwindling
[dwindlɪŋ]
解釋/意思:
(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--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dwindle
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例句/造句/用法:
- 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·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Their relations with the dwindling empire of Constantinople remained for some centuries tolerantly hostile. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- With the downfall of the Mongolian (Yuan) dynasty (1368), the dwindling opportunity of the Christian missions passed altogether. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Most of the other fires within the wide horizon were also dwindling weak. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- 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·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- His small capital was dwindling. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
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