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

• The drag from fiscal consolidation is diminishing.
  财政整固对经济的拖累日益减少。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Alas, diminishing the impact of compliments is a pretty strong reflex for many of us.
  哎呀，减小称赞的程度对我们许多人来说都是一种很强烈的条件反射。
• Costs rapidly escalated, and the potential "pay-off" for alloy development was diminishing.
  费用增加，而用于合金发展的经费来源却反而减少。
• 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。
• 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。
• The differences between manual labour and mental labour are diminishing in some developed countries.
  在一些发达国家体力劳动和脑力劳动的差别正在缩小。
• 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。