| 单词 | dwindling away |
| 例句 | She felt the time left to her dwindling away, but she was resolved: She must go to Kaisa. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They were dwindling away like sands in a glass. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “When the federal money started dwindling away for timber, basically the mill shut down,” Zoller said. Got a spare $3.85 million? Oregon town could be yours 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z These are grim times in the music industry, which has been steadily dwindling away for the past decade. Can an indie label with great taste save the music industry? 2011-09-29T15:30:00Z While the city authorities ponder pigeons and picnic sites, Venice is dwindling away. Venice world heritage status under threat 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The man completely failed to notice his wife's fat pile of cash dwindling away to nothing until it was too late and the family was nearly made homeless. How to Downton up your life 2013-05-01T09:43:25Z They’ve been dwindling away even as “the pace of pop culture goes a lot quicker these days.” Patt Morrison: L.A. used to be awash in beauty pageants. Where'd they go? 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “I came back here to this community to give back to the community. And I kind of see it slowly dwindling away. It’s pretty heartbreaking.” A Town’s Housing Crisis Exposes a ‘House of Cards’ 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Much of the region is responding exactly as expected: Its glaciers are shrinking; its oceans are warming; its sea ice is dwindling away. How Antarctica Has Changed Since Shackleton’s 1915 Shipwreck 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “The concern is that drug companies are leaving this base because of the low overall number of infections that would need new drugs. And because of that, the antibiotic pipeline is kind of dwindling away.” Coronavirus doctors’ overuse of antibiotics could spur resistance and raise death toll 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Instead, the team broke up and all the talent started dwindling away.” 'Quarantine our sad, sick game': how Heysel tragedy changed English football | Simon Burnton 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z “This administration is not the most careful tender to relations, but the American engagement in Europe has been slowly dwindling away really ever since the beginning of George H.W. Bush’s administration,” Kornblum said. Pompeo tours Germany sites where he served with NATO forces, as U.S. casts doubts over the alliance 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “If this trend continues we will lose many of its megafauna species and the world will become an impoverished place. We are heading towards them dwindling away.” The killing of large species is pushing them towards extinction, study finds 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Beyond that, though, your money probably should be working for you, not simply dwindling away to taxes and inflation. Fear of a market meltdown has frozen this retiree's money decisions 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z "There wasn't so much before Trump. It was like 'Saginaw is kind of dwindling away'." The Paul Simon city that turned to Trump 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z “But we’ve neglected the quality areas that are slowly dwindling away.” The world has lost a tenth of all its wilderness in the past two decades 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z "Every night the smuggler says this will be the night of the journey, but he keeps stalling and increasing his prices while my money is dwindling away," she says. Syrians gamble with life to get to Europe 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Most of Biden’s remarks centered around what he said are the Republican initiatives that are dwindling away at the American middle class. Biden tries to give Democrats boost in suburbs 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z More dwindling away unless the deadlock of the last 140 years – clubs go one way, FA mopes behind – can be miraculously resolved. World Cup 2014: Guardian writers pick their highs and lows from Brazil 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z If there is a pressure on Germany to capitalise on its superabundance of talent, the pleasant discomfort of an embarrassment of riches, Argentina’s own anxieties are more about disappearance and dwindling away. Germany v Argentina: final meeting of two golden generations 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z There has for the last few years in English football been a tendency among players towards a certain physical dwindling away. Ade Akinfenwa: 'My arms are probably the same size as John Terry's legs' 2013-03-22T15:11:00Z BMW invested heavily in emotional design from the mid-1990s onwards as they realized that their advantage in engine performance was dwindling away to nothing. What to Like About The Galaxy S4 Compared To The iPhone 2013-03-15T14:27:27Z She knew not what might be required of her, for Scarron's fortune was dwindling away, and he had been compelled to resign the prebend of Mans. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It was destitute, freezing, starving, and it was said to be dwindling away. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z In Scotland, too, Mary’s party, beginning to see the hopelessness of the cause, was gradually dwindling away. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z In the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, for instance, American bittersweet vines are dwindling away, outcompeted by Oriental bittersweet. Evolution Right Under Our Noses 2011-07-25T16:35:11Z Its sidewalks have the peculiarity of frequently dwindling away until only a few feet in width. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z A very great man, as medium of a feeble afflatus, may belittle a Community while he holds it together, and insure its dwindling away after his death. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z He kept his word to the letter in the protection and in the punishment, and the result was the rapid dwindling away of Bourlamaque's army. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Like most teams at this level, the past few years have seen a dwindling away. Tunstall Town know Staffordshire is no county for very old men 2011-03-14T07:01:02Z After the first Grand Duke, Cosimo, six successors had followed, dwindling away in incapacity, luxury, and bigotry. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z But doing nothing is a prescription for dwindling away, if not dying.” To Save Itself, Detroit Is Razing Itself 2010-06-21T00:50:00Z Thus Beggar's Bush, near Huntingdon, suggests that a man "Goes home by Beggar's Bush" when his means are dwindling away. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Already the English population of Trinidad is dwindling away under the uncertainties of their future position. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses With a fair wind, the concourse of shipping dwindling away somewhat as we went on, we now entered the Bay. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday Afterward they fancied they had heard the thrust of paddles in the lagoon and strange voices dwindling away to seaward, but they were not sure. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure And through the centre of that fiery pupil he saw the Brethren, one after another, take a flying leap; not vanishing suddenly, but dwindling away, smaller and smaller, until they could be seen no more. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children But here he was waiting, with his savings dwindling away—and what was he really waiting for? Ditte: Girl Alive! The distances were interminable, and each day found my little hoard dwindling away with frightful rapidity into innumerable car-fares and frequent cups of coffee at wayside lunch-counters. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself They saw their power dwindling away and their authority diminishing. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Sarka studied those outgoing hosts, which were dwindling away to mere specks with vast speed, for through the cordons and cordons of them he could now see the Aircars more plainly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 We have much reason to think so, when we behold Islamism everywhere dwindling away and giving place to the true faith.” Pius IX. And His Time The red and green tail-lights were dwindling away along the throbbing rails when she arrived at the station. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China He thought of his family dwindling away; of his daughter disregarding his commands and disobeying him. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story Their factory profits were dwindling away under Humanist rule, and as each one went under, the Government would take over his business. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia Consequently we can understand why on this island we should meet with such a remarkable dwindling away of wings. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions Apparently they were satisfied with one blast of whatever it was; they were dwindling away with no further signs of life. Greylorn Near these the herbage was thick, gradually dwindling away until it became lost in the sand. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt This element, therefore, is rapidly dwindling away in the United States. The Task of Social Hygiene You must have had some plan in your head all these years while the money was dwindling away. The Independence of Claire The ground beneath them seemed in rapid motion, coming towards them from all directions, and dwindling away beneath their feet. The Girl in the Golden Atom The whole planet saw, by screen, the ship lift out; watched from the ship the dwindling away of Koshchei and saw Poictesme grow ahead of her. The Cosmic Computer Her little store of money was fast dwindling away; she looked into the face of every man in uniform with a pathetic earnestness that more than once caused her to be misunderstood. The Cow Puncher But—ah, this was not the main track after all,—no, it was dwindling away. Sunny Slopes As summer-flies are scattered by rain, so did this congregation, late noisy and happy, in sadness and melancholy murmurs break up, dwindling away apace. The Last Man When I looked up I saw the hills beyond the river and forest coming towards me, yet dwindling away beneath my feet as they approached. The Girl in the Golden Atom Her friend the captain would go to sea again shortly, and having prevailed on Mrs. Davidson to receive a small contribution towards her board, the ten pounds were dwindling away. Bluebell A Novel The distance which but a short time before had appeared immense, now seemed to be dwindling away. A Love Episode From the 17th century onwards the once wide empire of the Turks has been gradually dwindling away. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge They grow freely in light, rich, loamy soil, but need dividing frequently to prevent them dwindling away. Gardening for the Million It brought him to the wood; a close, thick, shadowy wood, through which the path went winding on, dwindling away into a slender sheep-track. Martin Chuzzlewit The sun rose and sank, and rose and sank again, and many times after that; and still the boy lay stretched on his uneasy bed, dwindling away beneath the dry and wasting heat of fever. Oliver Twist My small resources were dwindling away, and every week it became more necessary that I should find something to do. Tales of Terror and Mystery The Huguenot preachers, far from gaining fresh adherents, saw their flock steadily dwindling away. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales To the left, the park and the tram terminus; to the right, the street leading to the post office and then dwindling away vaguely up the hill. The Mountebank The numbers of such citizens were fast dwindling away before the omnivorous appetite of the rich for territorial aggrandizement. Caesar: a Sketch In the wedding hall we sat anxiously expecting the bridegroom, for the auspicious hour was dwindling away. The Fugitive In spite of his change from repression to conciliation, and in spite of dismissing Germain to the House of Lords with an ill-earned peerage, Lord North found his majority dwindling away. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton However, the old man trembled, and seemed dwindling away into nothing before the eyes of the bystanders as his son uttered the curse. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 A moment later the pedestrian leaped nimbly aside and the car shot past, the dying wail of the siren dwindling away in the whirr of the wheels. The Prince of Graustark Or was it but a desert-river, dwindling away beneath the fiery sun, destined to lose itself a few miles on, among the arid sands? Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Yet slowly and surely was the rear guard dwindling away. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 He does not drag his hero down through the vale of life, amidst declining fortune, breaking health, dwindling away of friends, and the usual dreariness of the last few stages. The Recreations of a Country Parson Between lay a flat, trackless tundra, cut by sloughs and glacial streams, with here and there long tongues of timber reaching down from the high ground and dwindling away toward the seaward marshes. The Iron Trail The dwindling away of the race is, however, inevitable. Confessions of a Beachcomber His soul feasted on music, but his money was fast dwindling away, and the body could not be sustained by sweet sounds. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life It was a fearful thing to see them dwindling away day by day, without power to help or time to halt for them; but to press forward was a paramount necessity. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Missy began to feel a little desperate; that former fine frenzy, that divine madness, that magnificent tingle of aplomb and dash, was dwindling away. Missy Now, however, she wished that she could do or say something aggressively mannish, for she felt herself dwindling away to the merest femininity, under a scrutiny which had its fascination, whether agreeable or disagreeable. Dr. Breen's Practice "Duluth seems to be dwindling away before the mightiness of the Great American Desert." Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister He was just dwindling away; and when the picture was almost done a fever took hold of him. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature |
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