diminishing

英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ]

v.  减少; (使)减弱，缩减; 降低; 贬低; 贬损; 轻视
diminish的现在分词

现在分词：diminishing　

BNC.11307 / COCA.12745

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。

英英释义

adj

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
  1. diminishing returns
  2. his diminishing respect for her

双语例句

• He and other scholars have argued that large disbursements are subject to the law of diminishing returns.
  他和其他学者认为这些大笔的支出服从了减少回报的法规。
• This also has social consequences, such as diminishing the overall concern about privacy.
  这可能会导致一些不良的社会影响，比如对隐私关注度降低等。
• The scarcity of a dear year, by diminishing the demand for labour, tends to lower its price.
  物价昂贵年度的荒歉，由于减少了劳动需求，因而会降低劳动的价格。
• There is a law of diminishing returns that becomes operative in old age, I find.
  我发现存在着一条报酬递减的规律，人到老年时这一规律对他就变得很应验。
• The crisis has put health systems in the scissors of rising costs and diminishing resources.
  危机使卫生系统受到费用上升和资源减少的双向冲击。
• The patient is diminishing in strength.
  这病人体力渐减。
• Alas, diminishing the impact of compliments is a pretty strong reflex for many of us.
  哎呀，减小称赞的程度对我们许多人来说都是一种很强烈的条件反射。
• But in the modern world, both these advantages seem to be diminishing.
  但在现代世界，上述两大优势似乎都在缩小。
• High quality phosphorus reserves are diminishing and the cost of fertilisers is escalating rapidly.
  高质量的磷储备正在逐渐减少，而化肥的成本正在迅速增加。
• But the IMF researchers did not identify any emerging economies that had passed the point of diminishing returns.
  但IMF的研究人员没有指出哪几个新兴经济体越过了收益递减点。