diminish
[di'miniʃ]
vt.减少, 减损, 贬低
vi.变少, 逐渐变细
例句与用法:
His illness diminished his health.
疾病侵蚀了他的健康。
As he turned the knob, the sound diminished.
他一转旋钮,声音就变小了。
He likes to diminish the skills of others.
他喜欢贬低别人的技能。
词形变化:
形容词: diminishable | 名词: diminishment | 动词过去式: diminished | 动词过去分词: diminished | 动词现在分词: diminishing | 动词第三人称单数: diminishes |
vt.
1. 减少, 减小, 缩减
The medical expenses diminished his savings.
医疗费耗去了他的积蓄。
The illness has diminished her strength.
疾病损伤了她的元气。
2. 削弱……的权势, 降低……的声誉
Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor's popularity.
几个不得人心的决定降低了州长的声望。
3. 【语】把(音程)减半音
4. 【建】使成尖顶
vi.
1. 变小, 缩小
Our water supply has diminished as a result of the drought.
由于旱灾我们的水贮备减少了。
2. 失势, 被贬低
3. 【建】成尖顶
diminish
过去式:diminished
过去分词:diminished
现在进行时:diminishing
词形变化:
形容词: diminishable | 名词: diminishment | 动词过去式: diminished | 动词过去分词: diminished | 动词现在分词: diminishing | 动词第三人称单数: diminishes |
同义词:
reduce | lessen | ebb | taper | decrease | curtail | weaken | moderate | cut | contract | shrink | fade | fade away | fade out | peter out | dwindle | shorten | deflate | languish | silence | alleviate | relieve | subside | wane | cheapen | soften | loosen | lower | stem | belittle | fall |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.减少, 减小; 削弱
decrease
reduce
lessen
curtail
cut
同义参见:
stem2
loosen
dwindle
cheapen
lower1
deflate
shorten
taper
ebb
subside
languish
wane
soften
silence
decrease1
alleviate
relieve
反义:
vt.vi.减少, 减小, 缩减
increase
raise
反义参见:
magnify
enlarge
increase1
diminish[di'miniʃ]vt.1.■使变小,减小;减少;逐渐缩减,缩小;降低:The dry spell quickly diminished our water suply.干旱期使我们的水供应锐减。Unforeseen expenses diminished our savings.意外的开支减少了我们的存款数目。2.■3.■削弱…的重要性,使不重要:Time will not diminish our friendship.时间的流逝将不会减弱我们的友谊。4.■削弱…的权势(或权力);降低…的声誉(或威望、名声等):Several unpopular measures diminished the government's popularity.几项不得人心的措施使政府的声誉一落千丈。5.■轻视,贬低,贬抑:It's not fair to diminish her efforts;she's worked very hard.贬低她的努力是不公平的,她已非常努力地工作。6.■【音乐】减(音程等),把(音程)减半7.■【建筑学】使(柱子等)的直径渐减,使成锥形,使成尖顶vi.1.■缩小;变小;变少,减少:Their food supply gradually diminished as the days wore on.随着时间一天天地过去,他们的食品供应逐渐减少了。Suddenly the wind diminished and the seas grew calm again.突然风平了,浪又静了。2.■失去重要性;失势;降低声誉;被贬低:The governor's popularity has diminished.州长的声望已下降。3.■【建筑学】直径渐减,形成锥形,成尖顶近义词decrease
diminishdiminish[diˈminiʃ]vt.1.■使减少; 缩小2.■贬低3.■【建】使成尖顶4.■【音】减半音diminish the cost of production减小生产成本He likes to diminish the skill of others.他喜欢贬低别人的技术。
词性变化diminish[diˈminiʃ]vi.1.■变小、减小、缩小His income diminished.他的收入减少了。
继承用法diminishable[dɪˈmɪnɪʃəbl]adj.diminishingly[dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋlɪ]adv.1.■逐渐减小地diminishmentn.
参考词汇见decrease;
verb
- make or become less
减少,减小,缩减,降低
[with obj.]the new law is expected to diminish the government's chances.
新法律有望减少政府的机会。
[no obj.]the pain will gradually diminish.
疼痛会渐渐减轻。
■[with obj.]make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable
贬低(某人,某物)的形象,减少(某人,某物)的价值
the trial has aged and diminished him.
这场审讯使他衰老而且垮了。
(the law of) diminishing returns
- used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy invested
报酬递减(律)
diminishable
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: blend of archaic minish 'diminish' (based on Latin minutia 'smallness') and obsolete diminue 'speak disparagingly' (based on Latin deminuere 'lessen' (in late Latin diminuere), from minuere 'make small')
diminish
动词 diminish:
decrease in size, extent, or range
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
同义词:belittle
diminish
■If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
10若另娶一个,那女子的吃食,衣服,并好合的事,仍不可减少。
■Recommendations and rulings of the DSB cannot add to or diminish the rights and obligations provided in the covered agreements.
DSB的建议和裁决不能增加或减少适用协定所规定的权利和义务。
■Netscape made the browser the user interface to the Web and is now trying to diminish the role of the underlying operating systems.
Netscape已把浏览器变成Web的用户界面,现在努力削弱基础操作系统的作用。
■KJV] If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
[新译]如果他另娶一个妻子,那么,对她的饮食、着和性的需要,仍然不可减少。
■Some of these problems will hopefully diminish with the planned designation of new“ economic zones,” which promise a reduced regulatory burden.
一些问题有望随着计划建立新“经济带”而消失,该计划承诺减轻管制负担。
■As soon as this sign's nurturing qualities are cultivated, their selfishness will diminish.
一旦你变得更有爱心,自私自利的坏毛病就可以彻底消除了。
■Property listed above which will deteriorate or diminish in valueif not realized immediately.
上述所列载如不立即变卖便会变坏或眨值的财产。
■Diminish, lessen, subside, reduce, curtail The rain did not abate the crowd's enthusiasm for the baseball game.
下雨并没有消减观众看棒球比赛的热情。
■Inadequate recovery will diminish the value of this workout.
不充分的恢复会削弱锻炼效果。
■He had not remembered how beautiful she was, and he felt his face grow pale and his voice diminish to a poor sigh in his throat.
乔治原来已不记得琼基尔有多美了,现在他觉得两颊发白,声音缩到了嗓子眼里,变成了几声嗫嚅。
■This may all be true, but it does not diminish his achievements.
也许大家说的都没错,但是这并不会抹杀他的功绩。
■Release of the heat of fusion is believed to alter the pressure gradient in such a way as to diminish the destructive winds near the storm center.
人们认为融解热的释放可以改变气压梯度,结果减小风暴中心附近的破坏性风力。
■People were asking: would the marriage diminish the prestige of the British throne?
人们问道,这一婚事是否会影响英国皇家的尊严?
■The people wanted to diminish the power of the king.
人民想削弱国王的权力。
■What legal measures can diminish corruption?
什么法律措施可以减少腐败?
■Nothing could diminish her enthusiasm for the project.
什麽也不能影响她对这项计划的热忱。
■And what happened today does nothing to diminish it.
今天发生的事情一丝一毫不会改变我的信念。
■His constant attempts to diminish his colleagues' achievements eventually caused his dismissal.
他一再试图贬低同事的成绩,终于导致被辞职。
■He blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
他又赐福给他们,叫他们生养众多,也不叫他们的牲畜减少。
■He likes to diminish the skill of others.
他喜欢贬低别人的技术。
■He likes to diminish the skills of others.
他喜欢贬低别人的技能。
■His wiles and quirks do not diminish his humanity.
他的把戏和怪癖无损于他的人道精神。
■The ECB could “diminish rates without adding to inflationary risks in the medium term”, he said.
他表示,欧洲央行可能会“在不增加中期通胀风险的情况下调降利率”。
■Any "frivolous" uses would detract from this important role and diminish the drug's reputation.
任何“轻
■They don't want to find out about anything else,since that might diminish their arguments'force.
任何不能引出新问题的知识都会迅速灭亡。
■They don't want to find out about anything else, since that might diminish their arguments'force.
任何不能引出新问题的知识都会迅速灭亡;
■But the cessation of his hostility for Pen did not diminish Huxter's attentions to Fanny.
但是对小潘的仇视的消释,并没有减少赫克斯特对芬妮的关心。
■Body weight and physical strength diminish rapidly.
体重和体力迅速下降。
■You feel taken advantage of and burned out, and loving feelings diminish.
你感到自己上当了,精疲力竭了,于是爱的情感逐渐消逝。
■Do you know how to make the duplicating macline in diminish(or enlarge)state?
你知道怎么将复印机设定在缩印(放大)模式上吗?
■To diminish or destroy the strength or vitality of.
使失去生命;使伤元气使生命失去生命力或使伤元气
■Hot melt edge-gluing and glue-coated string applications enable to diminish production cost.
使用热溶胶涂布于中板边缘及多元脂丝沾胶粘贴于板面,降低生产成本。
■An occasional outburst didn't diminish my respect for her.
偶尔的一次发火并未减少我对她的尊敬。
■To diminish idling in solution of faults.
减少故障造成设备的停机;
■The idea has worked well for decades, but it's always contained an Achilles' heel: Damage the lens, and you lose or diminish the ability to see.
几十年来,该原理运行得很好,但总是有一个致命的弱点:如果镜头损坏,就会失去或减弱摄像能力。
■What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
凡我所吩咐的,你们都要谨守遵行,不可加添,也不可删减。
■Analyze a corrupt situation with which you are familiar. Suggest concrete steps that could be taken to diminish the corruption.
分析你熟悉的一种腐败形式。可以采取什么具体措施减少这种腐败?请提出一些建议。
■Now, with Constellation, Netscape is trying to further diminish the role of the underlying operating system, which is usually Windows.
利用Constellation,Netscape现正设法进一步削弱基础操作系统(通常是Windows)的作用。
■Later, after a few times of embolization, the efficacy will diminish.
到后来再几次就不行了
■Historians have tended "write the Spanish out of their history books or diminish their contributions. So Americans have inherited that.
历史学家们往往"写西班牙文出自己的历史书籍或减少其会费。所以美国人都继承了这一点。
■Does participation in UNCITRAL diminish state sovereignty?
参加贸易法委员会是否削弱了国家主权?
■The opposition are trying to diminish our achievements.
反对党企图贬低我们的成就.
■The opposition is trying to diminish our achievements.
反对派企图贬低我们的成就。
■Rouge mum: Its leaves can diminish the inflammation.
叶可以消炎。
■Feverfew: Its leaves can diminish the inflammation mildly.
叶可消炎,温和镇静。
■A protracted war with the Invid will only diminish our chances of intercepting the Robotech Masters.
同因维人久拖不决的战事只会让我们拦截机器人统治者的机会越来越小。”
■Encounters of like charges act to diminish the coagulation rate.
同性带电粒子间的碰撞作用减少凝聚率。
■Containing allantoin which may diminish inflammation, it is applicable for young skin.
同时含有具消炎效果的尿囊素等成分,适合于年轻肌肤。
■Consequently, some initiatives continue to consume precious resources, even when events and changes occur that diminish their potential value.
因此,一些计划继续耗费宝贵的资源,甚至事件和变更减少它们的潜在价值。
■In the human management of distributed control, hierarchies of a certain type will proliferate rather than diminish.
在人类的分布式控制管理体系中,某些特定类型的层级会得到加强而非减小消失。