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

• 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。
• And, in proportion as labor diminishes, needs increase.
  并且，随着工作的减少，需要增加了。
• 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。
• Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately.
  占有会立刻减消对价值之感知。
• 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。
• 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。
• But don't think that diminishes his importance.
  但千万别认为这会削弱他的重要性。
• Hence, the variance diminishes over time due to collaborative interaction on new knowledge acquisition.
  因此，由于在新知识的获取方面进行合作交流，方差随着时间减少了。
• Furthermore, reuse between stake-holders of different applications diminishes or is completely eliminated as a result of this antipattern.
  而且，由于使用此反模式，会使不同应用程序的受益人间的重用减少或完全消失。