VERB
(数量上)减少,缩小
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...
工厂雇员总数已经从 4,000 多人减少到几百人。
Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling...
出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长。