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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Unfortunately, doing this also diminishes you.
  遗憾的是，这同样会给你扣分。
• Hong Kong's ICAC is an example of a successful, systematic, and ongoing process that diminishes corruption.
  香港的ICAC是减少腐败的一个成功的、系统的和不断进行的案例。
• 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。
• 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。
• And, in proportion as labor diminishes, needs increase.
  并且，随着工作的减少，需要增加了。
• This diminishes the need to do major code refactoring and clean-up in future releases.
  这消除了在未来的版本中执行重大的代码重构和清理的需求。