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

• He has found a new job, but the income diminishes.
  他已经找到了一份新工作，不过收入变少了。
• That in turn can lead to heightened volatility, which often diminishes the appetite for risk-taking.
  这反过来又可能导致波动加剧，而这往往会削弱冒险的意愿。
• 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。
• Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
  随着年龄的增加，人在消耗体力时心脏的输血能力和输血速度会有所减弱。
• The effect of gravity diminishes with distance, but it never truly goes away.
  重力的作用随着距离的增大而减小，但是不可能完全消失。
• 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。
• Their appetite for real-life sex diminishes or becomes deviant.
  他们对现实的性的需要减少或变得异常。
• But to attribute my affinity for running solely to chemistry diminishes the personal importance that running has for me.
  但是，仅仅把我对跑步的爱好归结于化学反应是降低了跑步对我个人的重要性。
• 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。
• Russia still has more poor white people than any other country, though their number diminishes each year.
  俄罗斯白人中的贫穷人口依然高于任何其他国家，尽管他们的数量每年都在递减。