diminishing
英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ]
美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ]
v. 减少; (使)减弱,缩减; 降低; 贬低; 贬损; 轻视
diminish的现在分词
现在分词:diminishing
BNC.11307 / COCA.12745
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.- The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核战争的威胁已经减小了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
- 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.- He never put her down or diminished her...
他从未奚落或贬低过她。 - 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。
- He never put her down or diminished her...
英英释义
adj
- becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
- diminishing returns
- his diminishing respect for her
双语例句
- Alas, diminishing the impact of compliments is a pretty strong reflex for many of us.
哎呀,减小称赞的程度对我们许多人来说都是一种很强烈的条件反射。 - This also has social consequences, such as diminishing the overall concern about privacy.
这可能会导致一些不良的社会影响,比如对隐私关注度降低等。 - 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。 - And while the supply of freshwater is theoretically always the same, in reality it's diminishing.
尽管从理论上说,淡水的水源是保持不变的,但是事实上淡水的供应量正在减少。 - Exports will be constrained by depressed Western markets, and investments in fixed assets will produce diminishing returns.
西方国家市场的萧条会抑制出口的增长,固定资产的投资收益会日益减少。 - In terms of the National Budget, we see a diminishing amount allocated year by year.
在国家预算中,我们看到每年政府的拨款不断地在减少。 - I have no intention of diminishing the power of diet and exercise or even drugs and surgery.
我无意贬低饮食、运动甚至药物以及外科手术的作用。 - Costs rapidly escalated, and the potential "pay-off" for alloy development was diminishing.
费用增加,而用于合金发展的经费来源却反而减少。 - But the IMF researchers did not identify any emerging economies that had passed the point of diminishing returns.
但IMF的研究人员没有指出哪几个新兴经济体越过了收益递减点。 - The differences between manual labour and mental labour are diminishing in some developed countries.
在一些发达国家体力劳动和脑力劳动的差别正在缩小。