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

• 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 Cleveland Cavaliers have lost their first two games, maybe already diminishing the expectations of some fans.
  克里夫兰骑士队输掉了赛季之初的两场比赛，可能已经减少了一些球迷对新赛季的期望。
• 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。
• 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。
• As a result, they are subject to rapidly diminishing returns to increased labor inputs.
  结果，增加劳动投入，反而使其收益迅速递减。
• 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！
• I am broken and the energies that tie me to this world are diminishing rapidly.
  我已经支离破碎，而且让我出现在这个世界中的能量正在急遽的消散中。
• Exports will be constrained by depressed Western markets, and investments in fixed assets will produce diminishing returns.
  西方国家市场的萧条会抑制出口的增长，固定资产的投资收益会日益减少。
• The drag from fiscal consolidation is diminishing.
  财政整固对经济的拖累日益减少。