diminish
英[dɪ'mɪnɪʃ]
美[dɪ'mɪnɪʃ]
- vt. 减少；减损；贬低
- vi. 变少；逐渐变细
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详细释义
- 【建】（使）成尖顶
- 减弱，减低，消减，消弱，减轻，（使）减小，（使）变小，变少
- 【音】减半音
- 贬，（被）贬低，贬损，贬抑
- 下降，降低
- 递减
- 微弱
- 缩短，缩小，缩减
- 失势，削弱…的权势， 减弱…的权势
- 降低…的声誉
- 逐渐变细
v. (动词)
- vt. & vi. (使)减少; 缩小 make less; decrease; reduce
- vt. & vi. 减弱…的权势 devalue; be little
v. (动词)
英英释义
Verb:
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decrease in size, extent, or range;
"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"
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lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;
"don't belittle your colleagues"
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We should try to diminish the cost of production.
- 我们应尽力减少生产成本.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. As people approach old age, their energies may diminish.
- 接近老年时, 人的精力就衰退了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.
- 由于减税而使这个国家的税收减少.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He likes to diminish the skill of others.
- 他喜欢贬低别人的技术.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should try to diminish the cost of production.
我们应尽力减少生产成本。 - His illness diminished his health.
疾病侵蚀了他的健康。 - He likes to diminish the skills of others.
他喜欢贬低别人的技能。 - The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season continues.
如果旱季还持续下去，池塘中的水量将减少。 - As he turned the knob, the sound diminished.
他一转旋钮，声音就变小了。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
- The campers's food supply gradually diminished as the days were on.
随着一天天地过去,野营人的食物逐渐减少了。 - The cost of the production greatly diminished.
生产成本大大地减少了。 - The long war greatly diminished the country's wealth.
长期的战争使这个国家的财富锐减。 - Unforeseen expenses diminished his savings.
意外的支出减少了他的存款数目。 - We should try to diminish the cost of production.
我们应尽力减少生产成本。 - Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor's popularity.
几项不得人心的决定使州长的声望下降。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词
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用法讲解
v. (动词)
- diminish的基本意思是“减少”“缩小”,指某事物对照原本基础上数量或质量少了很多; 常引申表示“减弱…的权势”。
- diminish可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,作及物动词时,其后多接名词或代词作宾语。
v. (动词)
- diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce
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- 这组词都可表示“降低”或“减少”。其区别在于:decrease指各种事物逐渐减少、逐渐衰弱的过程; lessen指减轻强度和减缓烈度,也可指从整体上减去部分或在程度上、数量上的减少; diminish指可以看得出的“缩小”“缩减”; reduce指缩小事物的范围、强度、数量等,也可指级别、地位或经济条件的降低。例如:
- Decrease the dose of medicine when you feel better.你感到好些就减少药剂用量。
- The number of fighters had now diminished to two, but the hilltop remained in our hands.现在战士只剩下两个人了,但我们仍然占领着山头。
- Good lubrication will reduce friction.良好的润滑会减少摩擦。
- The noise lessened as the plane got further away.飞机逐渐飞远了,噪音也就减弱了。
- decrease，diminish，lessen，reduce，dwindle
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- 这些词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。
- decrease指逐渐地、不断地减少。
- diminish侧重大小、数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。
- lessen普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。
- reduce普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。
- dwindle与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。
用作动词 (v.)
- diminish by (v.+prep.)
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由于…而减少 reduce for (some reason)
diminish sth by sthDiminish the revenue by reducing tax.
由于减税而使这个国家的税收减少。
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
- diminish the costing 减少开支
- diminish the food 减少食物
- diminish continuously 继续减少
- diminish gradually 逐渐减少
- diminish greatly 大量地减少
- diminish materially 物质上减少
- diminish progressively 不断减少
- diminish sensibly 真正地减少
- diminish seriously 严重地减少
- diminish steadily 稳步地减少
- diminish by 减少
- diminish in 缩小,减少
相关词汇
- reduce 减少
- lessen 减少
- ebb 退潮
- taper 小蜡烛
- decrease 减少
- curtail 缩减
- weaken 使 ... 弱，削弱...
- moderate 适度的
- cut 切
- contract 合同
- shrink 收缩
- fade 逐渐消失
- fade away 逐渐消失
- fade out 淡出
- peter out 逐渐减少
- dwindle 减少
- shorten 弄短
- deflate 放气
- languish 衰弱无力
- silence 沉默
- alleviate 减轻
- relieve 救济
- subside 沉没
- wane 衰落
- cheapen 降低
- soften (使)变柔和
- loosen 松开
- lower 低的
- stem 柄
- belittle 轻视
- fall 落下
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