diminishes

英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz]

美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz]

v.  减少; (使)减弱，缩减; 降低; 贬低; 贬损; 轻视
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柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）减小;（使）减弱;（使）降低
  When somethingdiminishes, or when somethingdiminishesit, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
  1. The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
     核战争的威胁已经减小了。
  2. Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state...
     联邦制旨在削弱中央政府的权力。
  3. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources...
     由于资源的减少，大学正面临严峻的问题。
  4. This could mean diminished public support for the war.
     这可能意味着公众对战争的支持会有所下降。
• VERB 贬低;轻视
  If youdiminishsomeone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.
  1. He never put her down or diminished her...
     他从未奚落或贬低过她。
  2. He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it.
     他再也无法承受，他依赖我，却因此觉得是受了轻贱。

双语例句

• Unfortunately, doing this also diminishes you.
  遗憾的是，这同样会给你扣分。
• Again, besides being immoral, this violation of justice diminishes a company's long-term growth and sustained productivity.
  这种行为不仅是不道德的，而且有失公正，会阻碍一家公司长期的发展并影响其可持续的生产率。
• Their need for medications diminishes, and some may not need medications at all.
  他们对药物的需要减少，有些人可能根本不需要药物。
• A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border; diminishes seasonally.
  赞比西河位于津巴布韦和赞比亚边界上的一个瀑布；季节性的减少。
• Your aspiration diminishes in intensity because you think you have the desired result.
  你的企慕在深密性上降低因为你以为你已得到所想得到的结果了。
• This trend decreases employee loyalty and diminishes moral standards.
  这种趋势降低了员工的忠诚度，破坏了道德标准。
• I have no right to say or do anything that diminishes a man in his own eyes.
  我没有权利去说或做任何事来贬低一个人的自尊。
• The marginal rate of substitution diminishes as we move down along an indifference curve.
  当我们向下滑动无差异曲线时，边际替代率的减少。
• As Presence arises, gradually karma diminishes and you will experience a fading out of those patterns.
  随着临在的升起，慢慢地业力渐渐削弱，你会感到自己逐步地从这些模式里退出。
• Typically, the energy from the point light that hits a surface diminishes as the distance increases.
  典型地，当距离增加时，点光源击中表面能量相应减少。