| 单词 | diminish |
| 释义 | diminish (dɪmɪnɪʃ ) Word forms: diminishes , diminishing , diminished 1. verb When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity. The threat of nuclear war has diminished. [VERB] Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state. [VERB noun] Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources. [VERB-ing] This could mean diminished public support for the war. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: reduce, cut, decrease, lessen 2. verb 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. He never put her down or diminished her. [VERB noun] He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it. [VERB-ed] Collocations: diminish an achievement A number of caveats need to be mentioned, not to diminish the achievement, rather to place the victory in a more realistic context. Times, Sunday Times But such points, if mobilised to diminish her achievement, are not just mean-spirited but ignorant. Times, Sunday Times It did not diminish his achievements, or the memory of his swaggering supremacy. Times, Sunday Times Tech historians may decide they already lie behind him, although that would not diminish his achievements. Times, Sunday Times Does that diminish his achievements? Times, Sunday Times We did nt hang out much in the last thirty years, but that doesn't diminish the effect that she had on me. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scruple diminishes the effect of all too many a column. Times, Sunday Times Only the flat payoff diminishes the effect. Times, Sunday Times Change in the number and properties of ion channels in the axon or dendrites has the ability to diminish the effects of a hyperstimulated synapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are designed to reduce or diminish the effects of aging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Though they pressed with vigour in the closing stages, they did so without composure and with all the symptoms of diminished confidence. Times,Sunday Times Twice his touch was wayward and the look on his face spoke of diminished confidence. Times, Sunday Times Everyone will view the next big government initiative with diminished confidence. Times, Sunday Times The long gap between his third cap and his fourth tells a story of a career trough, a period of diminished confidence in his all-round qualities as a fullback. Times, Sunday Times But it was clear that motoring was no longer the preserve of the privileged and influential, and the appeal of motor clubs was to diminish dramatically in the post-war years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As for speeding up the process, as time passes the likelihood that witnesses will remember the events, let alone stay in locations where they can be found, diminished dramatically. Times, Sunday Times After this, the number of scientists working on applied nuclear fission diminished dramatically. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By 1996, the congregation had diminished dramatically and the building fell into disuse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the appearance of motor vehicles, this barrier became less effective and the need for a barrier to livestock diminished dramatically. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If we were able to stop wasting and start recycling food, world hunger would diminish greatly. Times, Sunday Times Unless these problems are fixed, the numbers of unfortunates sleeping on the streets are unlikely to diminish greatly. Times,Sunday Times The group said that the chances of making a significant sale or refinancing had 'diminished greatly'. Times, Sunday Times You said you replied each time, and planned to use investments to pay off the loan - but their value had diminished greatly by 2007. Times, Sunday Times Even though she continued to live in style, socializing continuously, her popularity as a society painter had diminished greatly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So, for example, if a driver has an accident that affects breathing, the oxygen content of the blood will diminish rapidly. Times,Sunday Times As your wounds heal, so the need for painkillers should diminish rapidly. Times, Sunday Times Our savings were starting to diminish rapidly, as the cost of funding lawyers on three continents was considerable. Times, Sunday Times Rays are not applicable because they can not be produced in requisite quantities and diminish rapidly in intensity with distance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yes, but the chances are now diminishing rapidly. Times, Sunday Times Cooler waters contributed to further weakening, causing its convection to diminish significantly and for its circulation to become elongated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The oppression of capoeira diminished significantly during the 1930s. Smithsonian Mag Analysts said the bounce was due to slightly better economic data and a belief that the threat of systemic failure in global banking had diminished significantly. Times, Sunday Times After 12 days of working every day with no time off, the boredom and drudgery meant that our effectiveness diminished significantly. Times, Sunday Times By the 1980s, the smoked fish industry in the port had diminished significantly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are fears that talk of a withdrawal timetable will diminish the impact of the long-awaited 'surge'. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, his tone of thoughtful moderation enabled him to diminish the impact of some foolish remarks by his own old preacher. Times, Sunday Times Grade inflation has both disguised poor teaching and diminished the impact when teaching has improved. Times, Sunday Times Relative modernity in no way diminishes the impact of some items. Times, Sunday Times Along the way are fabulous woodwind solos, but the three movements are more like mosaics (with a lot of grouting) than journeys, and that patchiness diminishes the impact. Times, Sunday Times Having something to say but saying it poorly will diminish the power of the sermon. Christianity Today But the sale was also designed to diminish the power of the symbols of monarchy. Times, Sunday Times Raising the stroke-rate can risk diminishing the power of each stroke. Times, Sunday Times But that has not diminished the power of those images. The Sun I mean that it doesn't succeed in either diminishing the power of the 'political and legal establishment' or changing its mind. Times, Sunday Times With a paid-for international service we can continue to have new programmes, not that repeats would in any way diminish the quality of viewing. Times, Sunday Times Both these conditions diminish the quality of blood supply to our nutrient-hungry, oxygen-demanding brains. Times,Sunday Times The courts would have had discretion to stop cross-examination in person 'where it would diminish the quality of the witness's evidence or cause the witness significant distress'. Times, Sunday Times But if the balance tips too far, real damage will result; we will diminish the quality of our public servants. Times, Sunday Times Some students feared that the ranking would diminish the quality of their degree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His last list handed out so many favours to courtiers that it diminished his reputation. Times, Sunday Times These researches diminished his reputation as a profound thinker, but it had never had much basis. Times, Sunday Times Most politicians now accept that honours have been handed out, in one way or another, in reward for party donations - and that this exchange has diminished the reputation of parliament. Times, Sunday Times If people use language that no one understands, he said, it diminishes their reputation. Times, Sunday Times Both aim to diminish the risk inherent in stock markets by offering diversification. Times,Sunday Times This should greatly diminish the risk of contamination. Times, Sunday Times Given the government has concluded that whatever advice it gives, people will break it to see loved ones, surely they could help us diminish that risk. Times,Sunday Times Unit and investment trusts offer a convenient way to diminish the risk inherent in the stock market by diversification. Times, Sunday Times Some sophisticates may sneer at unit and investment trusts, but both types of pooled fund have tried-and-tested records of diminishing the risk inherent in markets by diversification. Times, Sunday Times The residents fear that the proximity of these homes will diminish the value of their own. Times, Sunday Times In the former case, affinity was declared by giving gold, bestowing honours that would diminish the value of other honours, and banishing a knight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The defendant may also raise equitable defenses such as failure of consideration or unconscionability, which operate to diminish the value of the plaintiff's claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This further diminishes the value of personal references. Christianity Today By refusing to make critical value judgments about other civilisations one was, he thought, diminishing the value of one's own culture. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 减少 Japanese: 減らす |
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