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

• 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。
• ( 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。
• 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。
• Their appetite for real-life sex diminishes or becomes deviant.
  他们对现实的性的需要减少或变得异常。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。