学个词Learn a Word 第1512 - dwindle

  今天我们要学的词是dwindle¹. Dwindle is spelled d-w-i-n-d-l-e, dwindle. Dwindle是缩减，缩小的意思。Hewlett-Packard may eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate² for dwindling³ demand for personal computers. 惠普公司可能会裁员三万人，以弥补市场对个人电脑需求缩水带来的损失。Japanese rice sales dwindled⁴ for the first time amid rising demand for western-style breads. 由于人们对西式面包需求的增长，日本首次出现大米销量下降的情况。U.S. government contracts are dwindling as the Obama administration pushes to reduce spending. 由于奥巴马政府大力减少政府支出，美国政府外发的合同数量正在减少。好的， 今天我们学习的词是dwindle,dwindle,dwindle...

1 dwindle   

v.逐渐变小（或减少）

参考例句：

• The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred.工厂雇员总数已经从4,000多人减少到几百人。
• He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。

2 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

3 dwindling   

adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句

4 dwindled   

v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
• His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》