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.
  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。

英英释义

adj

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
  1. diminishing returns
  2. his diminishing respect for her

双语例句

• The patient is diminishing in strength.
  这病人体力渐减。
• 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。
• I am broken and the energies that tie me to this world are diminishing rapidly.
  我已经支离破碎，而且让我出现在这个世界中的能量正在急遽的消散中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The worldwide distribution of television programs and advertisements is seriously diminishing the differences among cultures.
  全球性电视节目和广告极大地减少了各种文化之间之差异。
• But in the modern world, both these advantages seem to be diminishing.
  但在现代世界，上述两大优势似乎都在缩小。
• Charge and Intercept no longer have diminishing returns on their stun effects.
  冲锋和拦截君表示老子现在又不吃递减了！