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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  1. V-ERG （使）减小;（使）减弱;（使）降低
    When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, 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。
  2. VERB 贬低;轻视
    If you diminish someone 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。
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双语例句

  1. Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
    随着年龄的增加，人在消耗体力时心脏的输血能力和输血速度会有所减弱。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. And, in proportion as labor diminishes, needs increase.
    并且，随着工作的减少，需要增加了。
  5. 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。
  6. Hence, the variance diminishes over time due to collaborative interaction on new knowledge acquisition.
    因此，由于在新知识的获取方面进行合作交流，方差随着时间减少了。
  7. Furthermore, reuse between stake-holders of different applications diminishes or is completely eliminated as a result of this antipattern.
    而且，由于使用此反模式，会使不同应用程序的受益人间的重用减少或完全消失。
  8. The effect of gravity diminishes with distance, but it never truly goes away.
    重力的作用随着距离的增大而减小，但是不可能完全消失。
  9. Unfortunately, doing this also diminishes you.
    遗憾的是，这同样会给你扣分。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. Russia still has more poor white people than any other country, though their number diminishes each year.
    俄罗斯白人中的贫穷人口依然高于任何其他国家，尽管他们的数量每年都在递减。
  13. 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。
  14. As Presence arises, gradually karma diminishes and you will experience a fading out of those patterns.
    随着临在的升起，慢慢地业力渐渐削弱，你会感到自己逐步地从这些模式里退出。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border; diminishes seasonally.
    赞比西河位于津巴布韦和赞比亚边界上的一个瀑布；季节性的减少。
  19. 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。
  20. Their appetite for real-life sex diminishes or becomes deviant.
    他们对现实的性的需要减少或变得异常。
  21. 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。
  22. Typically, the energy from the point light that hits a surface diminishes as the distance increases.
    典型地，当距离增加时，点光源击中表面能量相应减少。
  23. The marginal rate of substitution diminishes as we move down along an indifference curve.
    当我们向下滑动无差异曲线时，边际替代率的减少。
  24. Since egotism is a leftover of time, it diminishes the quality of our interactions.
    因为自我是时间的剩余物，它削弱了我们互动的品质。
  25. 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。
  26. But don't think that diminishes his importance.
    但千万别认为这会削弱他的重要性。
  27. ( chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst.
    （化学）一种阻碍化学反应或减少催化剂活性的物质。
  28. Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately.
    占有会立刻减消对价值之感知。
  29. But to attribute my affinity for running solely to chemistry diminishes the personal importance that running has for me.
    但是，仅仅把我对跑步的爱好归结于化学反应是降低了跑步对我个人的重要性。
  30. 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。
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