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单词 diminishing
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Diminishing
vverb.changedecrease in size, extent, or range
Synset:decrease diminish fall lessen
Examples:
  • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
  • The cabin pressure fell dramatically
  • her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
  • his voice fell to a whisper
Antonyms:increase
Derivationally Related Form:diminutiondecreasefall
Hypernyms:change magnitude
Inherited Hypernyms:decreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:abateboil downbreakconcentratecontractde-escalatedeceleratedeclinedecoctdecrescendodeflatedepreciatedevaluatedevaluedie awaydrop offdwindledwindle awaydwindle downease offease upflagflygo downlet upreduceremitretardshortenshrinkshrivelshrivel upslackslack offslacken offslowslow downslow uptaperthin outundervaluevanishvaporizewaneweakenwither
Full Troponyms:abateatrophyattenuateblastblurbog downboil downbreakbuy timecatchclogcloudcollapsede-escalatedeceleratedeclinedecrescendodeflatedelaydepreciatedie backdie downdipdropdrop offdulldwindleease upfadeflexloosenmeltmummifyobliteratepallpine awayrefineremitshortenshrinkshrivelslackenslowslumpstallstonewallsubsidetaperthin outtumblevanishwaneweakenwear onwilt
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changelessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
Synset:belittle diminish
Examples:
  • don't belittle your colleagues
Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify
Inherited Hypernyms:diminishdecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allbecoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
Examples:
  • diminishing returns
  • his diminishing respect for her
Antonyms:increasing
Inherited Hypernyms:diminishing
Similar to:decreasing
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