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

• We realize the importance of developing legislation that diminishes corruption, which like a cancer, breeds devastation.
  腐败就像一个癌细胞，孕育着毁灭。我们意识到完善法规对减少腐败的重要性。
• Our body's primary organ that produces enzymes is the pancreas; however the production diminishes as we age.
  我们的身体的主要器官，产生酶是胰腺，但我们的生产年龄递减。
• 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。
• 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。
• But don't think that diminishes his importance.
  但千万别认为这会削弱他的重要性。
• 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。
• 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。
• This trend decreases employee loyalty and diminishes moral standards.
  这种趋势降低了员工的忠诚度，破坏了道德标准。
• 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。
• 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。