diminish基本解释
vt.减少；减损；贬低
vi.变少；逐渐变细
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形容词: diminishable 名词: diminishment 过去式: diminished 过去分词: diminished 现在分词: diminishing 第三人称单数: diminishes
diminish
基本词汇
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基本词汇
vt.减少；减损；贬低
vi.变少；逐渐变细
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形容词: diminishable 名词: diminishment 过去式: diminished 过去分词: diminished 现在分词: diminishing 第三人称单数: diminishes
verb
1. decrease in size, extent, or range
e.g. The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
The cabin pressure fell dramatically
her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
his voice fell to a whisper
Synonym: decreaselessenfall
2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
e.g. don't belittle your colleagues
Synonym: belittle
1. （使）减小;（使）减弱;（使）降低
When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
e.g. The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核战争的威胁已经减小了。
e.g. 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。
2. 贬低;轻视
If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.
e.g. He never put her down or diminished her...
他从未奚落或贬低过她。
e.g. 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。
1. diminish的近义词
1. 减少：不仅从大脑到脊髓(spinalcord)各个部位的神经细胞在减少(diminish),而且那些残留的细胞以更低的频率(rate)产生动力,使得年老动物的反应(reaction)速度减缓.
2. diminish的近义词
2. 降低、缩小、(使)变小：minimum 最小 | diminish 降低、缩小、(使)变小 | minor 次要的
3. 减少,降低：miniature 缩微模型,雏形 | diminish 减少,降低 | minor 次要的
4. 减少,缩小：dilute#稀释;冲淡 | diminish#减少;缩小 | disallow#不允;拒绝
Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.
由于减税而使这个国家的税收减少。
Nor were our follies diminished by these warnings.
出自：L. DurrellComplex international, economic, technological and cultural changes could start to diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market.
复杂的国际、经济、技术和文化变化可能开始削弱英语作为世界市场语言的主导地位。
2017英语一
If left to themselves, such trends will diminish the relative strength of the English language in international education markets.
如果听之任之，这种趋势将削弱英语在国际教育市场上的相对优势。
2017英语一
Technology is diminishing man's job opportunities.
技术革新正在减少人类的工作机会。
2014英语二
