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

• 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。
• He has found a new job, but the income diminishes.
  他已经找到了一份新工作，不过收入变少了。
• That in turn can lead to heightened volatility, which often diminishes the appetite for risk-taking.
  这反过来又可能导致波动加剧，而这往往会削弱冒险的意愿。
• Again, besides being immoral, this violation of justice diminishes a company's long-term growth and sustained productivity.
  这种行为不仅是不道德的，而且有失公正，会阻碍一家公司长期的发展并影响其可持续的生产率。
• When a crisis occurs in one country, investors 'belief in their intelligence-gathering ability at home diminishes.
  当一国发生危机时，投资者对自己在国内收集情报的能力失去信心。
• I have no right to say or do anything that diminishes a man in his own eyes.
  我没有权利去说或做任何事来贬低一个人的自尊。
• Their need for medications diminishes, and some may not need medications at all.
  他们对药物的需要减少，有些人可能根本不需要药物。
• Your aspiration diminishes in intensity because you think you have the desired result.
  你的企慕在深密性上降低因为你以为你已得到所想得到的结果了。
• This diminishes the need to do major code refactoring and clean-up in future releases.
  这消除了在未来的版本中执行重大的代码重构和清理的需求。
• Hong Kong's ICAC is an example of a successful, systematic, and ongoing process that diminishes corruption.
  香港的ICAC是减少腐败的一个成功的、系统的和不断进行的案例。