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 patient is diminishing in strength.
  这病人体力渐减。
• And while the supply of freshwater is theoretically always the same, in reality it's diminishing.
  尽管从理论上说，淡水的水源是保持不变的，但是事实上淡水的供应量正在减少。
• 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。
• In terms of the National Budget, we see a diminishing amount allocated year by year.
  在国家预算中，我们看到每年政府的拨款不断地在减少。
• 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。
• Exports will be constrained by depressed Western markets, and investments in fixed assets will produce diminishing returns.
  西方国家市场的萧条会抑制出口的增长，固定资产的投资收益会日益减少。
• 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。
• 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。
• Charge and Intercept no longer have diminishing returns on their stun effects.
  冲锋和拦截君表示老子现在又不吃递减了！
• Still, oil and gasoline are diminishing resources.
  然而，石油和汽油是日益枯竭的资源。