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

• 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。
• Still, oil and gasoline are diminishing resources.
  然而，石油和汽油是日益枯竭的资源。
• This also has social consequences, such as diminishing the overall concern about privacy.
  这可能会导致一些不良的社会影响，比如对隐私关注度降低等。
• But the IMF researchers did not identify any emerging economies that had passed the point of diminishing returns.
  但IMF的研究人员没有指出哪几个新兴经济体越过了收益递减点。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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 am broken and the energies that tie me to this world are diminishing rapidly.
  我已经支离破碎，而且让我出现在这个世界中的能量正在急遽的消散中。
• The patient is diminishing in strength.
  这病人体力渐减。