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

• And, in proportion as labor diminishes, needs increase.
  并且，随着工作的减少，需要增加了。
• I have no right to say or do anything that diminishes a man in his own eyes.
  我没有权利去说或做任何事来贬低一个人的自尊。
• This is terrible for our productivity because email diminishes peak performance and disrupts our work flow.
  对于我们的工作效率来说，这非常糟糕，因为电子邮件会干扰最佳状态，破坏我们的工作流。
• 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。
• When a crisis occurs in one country, investors 'belief in their intelligence-gathering ability at home diminishes.
  当一国发生危机时，投资者对自己在国内收集情报的能力失去信心。
• Since egotism is a leftover of time, it diminishes the quality of our interactions.
  因为自我是时间的剩余物，它削弱了我们互动的品质。
• ( chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst.
  （化学）一种阻碍化学反应或减少催化剂活性的物质。
• 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。
• Our body's primary organ that produces enzymes is the pancreas; however the production diminishes as we age.
  我们的身体的主要器官，产生酶是胰腺，但我们的生产年龄递减。
• 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。