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 law of diminishing returns has set in: the presence of Nato troops has become the problem.
  收益递减规律得到了体现：北约军队的进驻成为了问题所在。
• 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。
• Corporate donations from the city are dwindling, and falling property prices mean the value of legacies is diminishing.
  该城市公司的捐赠减少，下降的财产价格意味这遗产的价值缩水。
• I have no intention of diminishing the power of diet and exercise or even drugs and surgery.
  我无意贬低饮食、运动甚至药物以及外科手术的作用。
• The worldwide distribution of television programs and advertisements is seriously diminishing the differences among cultures.
  全球性电视节目和广告极大地减少了各种文化之间之差异。
• High quality phosphorus reserves are diminishing and the cost of fertilisers is escalating rapidly.
  高质量的磷储备正在逐渐减少，而化肥的成本正在迅速增加。
• 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 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。