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dwindle
常考释义
The impetus behind the development of these early plastics was generated by a number of factors - immense technological progress in the domain of chemistry, coupled with wider cultural changes, and the pragmatic need to find acceptable substitutes for dwindling supplies of 'luxury’ materials such as tortoiseshell and ivory.
这些早期塑料发展背后的动力来源于诸多因素，例如化学领域巨大的技术进步和广泛的文化变革，而且人们需要找到一种可以接受的替代品来取代龟甲和象牙之类的“奢侈品”的供给。
来源于：剑雅5-Test2vi. 减少；缩小
The workforce has dwindled from 4,000 to 400.
劳动力从4,000缩减到了400。
Exports are dwindling and debts are mounting.
出口在缩减，债务在上升。
His support has dwindled in the past year.
在过去一年中，他的支持率减少了。
He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.
他正努力适应自己权势的逐渐削弱。
They were caught in a vise of overpopulation and dwindling resources.
如今却在人口过剩和资源减少的夹缝中挣扎。
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