diminish

导读：diminish音标
英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] 美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]
diminish基本释义
vt.减少；减损；贬低vi.变少；逐渐变细
diminish用法及例句
v.(动词)【建】（使）成尖顶减弱，减低，消减，消弱，减轻

diminish音标

英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]

美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]

diminish基本释义

vt.减少；减损；贬低

vi.变少；逐渐变细

diminish用法及例句

v.(动词)

【建】（使）成尖顶

减弱，减低，消减，消弱，减轻，（使）减小，（使）变小，变少

【音】减半音

贬，（被）贬低，贬损，贬抑

下降，降低

递减

微弱

缩短，缩小，缩减

失势，削弱…的权势，减弱…的权势

降低…的声誉

逐渐变细

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. (使)减少; 缩小 make less; decrease; reduce

vt. & vi. 减弱…的权势 devalue; be little

verb

1. decrease in size, extent, or range

e.g. The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semesterThe cabin pressure fell dramaticallyher weight fell to under a hundred poundshis voice fell to a whisper

Synonym: decreaselessenfall

2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

e.g. don't belittle your colleagues

Synonym: belittle

1. （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.

e.g. The threat of nuclear war has diminished...核战争的威胁已经减小了。e.g. Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state...联邦制旨在削弱中央*府的权力。

2. 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.

e.g. He never put her down or diminished her...他从未奚落或贬低过她。e.g. 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。

1. diminish的近义词

1. 减少：不仅从大脑到脊髓(spinalcord)各个部位的神经细胞在减少(diminish),而且那些残留的细胞以更低的频率(rate)产生动力,使得年老动物的反应(reaction)速度减缓.

2. diminish的近义词

2. 降低、缩小、(使)变小：minimum *小 | diminish 降低、缩小、(使)变小 | minor 次要的

3. 减少,降低：miniature 缩微模型,雏形 | diminish 减少,降低 | minor 次要的

4. 减少,缩小：dilute#稀释;冲淡 | diminish#减少;缩小 | disallow#不允;拒绝

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作动词(v.)

Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.

由于减税而使这个国家的税收减少。

用作动词(v.)

The campers's food supply gradually diminished as the days were on.随着一天天地过去,野营人的食物逐渐减少了。

The cost of the production greatly diminished.生产成本大大地减少了。

用作动词 (v.)

diminish the costing减少开支

diminish the food减少食物

diminish continuously继续减少

diminish gradually逐渐减少

diminish greatly大量地减少

diminish materially物质上减少

diminish progressively不断减少

diminish sensibly真正地减少

diminish seriously严重地减少

diminish steadily稳步地减少

diminish by减少

diminish in缩小,减少

Nor were our follies diminished by these warnings.

词语用法

词义讲解

v.(动词)

diminish的基本意思是“减少”“缩小”,指某事物对照原本基础上数量或质量少了很多; 常引申表示“减弱…的权势”。

diminish可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,作及物动词时,其后多接名词或代词作宾语。

v.(动词)

diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce

这组词都可表示“降低”或“减少”。其区别在于:decrease指各种事物逐渐减少、逐渐衰弱的过程; lessen指减轻强度和减缓烈度,也可指从整体上减去部分或在程度上、数量上的减少; diminish指可以看得出的“缩小”“缩减”; reduce指缩小事物的范围、强度、数量等,也可指级别、地位或经济条件的降低。例如:

Decrease the dose of medicine when you feel better.你感到好些就减少药剂用量。

The number of fighters had now diminished to two, but the hilltop remained in our hands.现在战士只剩下两个人了,但我们仍然占领着山头。

Good lubrication will reduce friction.良好的润滑会减少摩擦。

The noise lessened as the plane got further away.飞机逐渐飞远了,噪音也就减弱了。

考研真题例句

OG 1.diminish

Complex international, economic, technological and cultural changes could start to diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market.

复杂的国际、经济、技术和文化变化可能开始削弱英语作为世界市场语言的主导地位。

2017英语一

OG 2.diminish

If left to themselves, such trends will diminish the relative strength of the English language in international education markets.

如果听之任之，这种趋势将削弱英语在国际教育市场上的相对优势。

2017英语一

OG 3.diminish

Technology is diminishing man's job opportunities.

技术革新正在减少人类的工作机会。

2014英语二

近义词

反义词

临近词

dwindle减少

fade逐渐消失

contract合同

wane衰落

weaken使 ... 弱，削弱...

curtail缩减

fade away逐渐消失

stem柄

taper小蜡烛

cut切

belittle轻视

lower低的

shrink收缩

deflate放气

relieve救济

fade out淡出

reduce减少

ebb退潮

lessen减少

soften(使)变柔和

loosen松开

alleviate减轻

silence沉默

decrease减少

moderate适度的

cheapen降低

languish衰弱无力

peter out逐渐减少

fall落下

subside沉没

shorten弄短

raise上升

increase增加

diminishing

diminishingly

diminish credit

dimer

diminution

diminish crime

diminished

diminished stile

diminishable

diminisher

diminishbb

diminished arch