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.- The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核战争的威胁已经减小了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
- 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.- He never put her down or diminished her...
他从未奚落或贬低过她。 - 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。
- He never put her down or diminished her...
英英释义
adj
- becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
- diminishing returns
- his diminishing respect for her
双语例句
- But we should not be surprised that monetary policy has diminishing returns.
但货币政策产生的回报正在减少,这一点我们不应该感到惊讶。 - Still, oil and gasoline are diminishing resources.
然而,石油和汽油是日益枯竭的资源。 - 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。 - Charge and Intercept no longer have diminishing returns on their stun effects.
冲锋和拦截君表示老子现在又不吃递减了! - 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。 - The law of diminishing returns has set in: the presence of Nato troops has become the problem.
收益递减规律得到了体现:北约军队的进驻成为了问题所在。 - 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。 - Corporate donations from the city are dwindling, and falling property prices mean the value of legacies is diminishing.
该城市公司的捐赠减少,下降的财产价格意味这遗产的价值缩水。 - 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。 - 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。