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

• 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。
• Unfortunately, doing this also diminishes you.
  遗憾的是，这同样会给你扣分。
• 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。
• 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。
• Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
  随着年龄的增加，人在消耗体力时心脏的输血能力和输血速度会有所减弱。
• 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。
• As Presence arises, gradually karma diminishes and you will experience a fading out of those patterns.
  随着临在的升起，慢慢地业力渐渐削弱，你会感到自己逐步地从这些模式里退出。
• We realize the importance of developing legislation that diminishes corruption, which like a cancer, breeds devastation.
  腐败就像一个癌细胞，孕育着毁灭。我们意识到完善法规对减少腐败的重要性。
• 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。
• ( 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。