一、詳細(xì)釋義:


v.

減少,減小,縮減,降低 [T]


例句:

We should try to diminish the cost of production.

我們應(yīng)盡力減少生產(chǎn)成本。


例句:

We must diminish the administrative expenditure.

我們必須縮減行政開支。


削弱...的權(quán)勢(shì),使降級(jí);降低...的聲譽(yù);貶低,輕視 [T]


例句:

The opposition is trying to diminish our achievements.

反對(duì)派企圖貶低我們的成就。


例句:

He likes to diminish the skills of others.

他喜歡貶低別人的技能。


【建】使(柱子等)的直徑漸減,使成錐度 [T]

【音】減(音程等)[T]


例句:

As he turned the knob the sound diminished.

他一轉(zhuǎn)旋鈕,聲音就變小了。


變少,變小,縮小,降低 [I]


例句:

The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season continues.

如果旱季還持續(xù)下去,池塘中的水量將減少。


失勢(shì);降低聲譽(yù);被貶低 [I]

【建】形成直徑漸減,形成錐度 [I]

二、詞義辨析:


decrease,diminish,lessen,reduce,dwindle

這些協(xié)詞的共同含義是“減少,變少”。 decrease指逐漸地、不斷地減少。 diminish側(cè)重大小數(shù)量和重要性的不斷減小,強(qiáng)調(diào)減小的部分。 lessen普通用詞,與decrease近義。指數(shù)目、程度、價(jià)值、實(shí)力等的減少。 reduce普通用詞,含義廣。指數(shù)量、程度的降低或減少。 dwindle與decrease同義,指逐漸減小,但強(qiáng)調(diào)變得越來越少終至全無。


三、參考例句:


This may help diminish muscle soreness .

這或許能減少肌肉酸痛。


We must diminish the administrative expenditure.

我們必須縮減行政開支。


The opposition is trying to diminish our achievements.

反對(duì)派企圖貶低我們的成就。


This should help diminish the influence of trolls somewhat.

這在一定程度上有助于減少惡意帖的影響。


We should try to diminish the cost of production.

我們應(yīng)盡力減少生產(chǎn)成本。


He likes to diminish the skills of others.

他喜歡貶低別人的技能。


But they also tend to diminish their careers.

但是,它們(慷慨的家庭友好政策)也往往使她們的職業(yè)生涯黯淡?


The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season continues.

如果旱季還持續(xù)下去,池塘中的水量將減少。


Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.

聯(lián)邦制度旨在削弱中央政府的權(quán)力。


You can't really eliminate the passive factors, but you can diminish them.

你不可能真正地消除那些消極因素,但是你能削弱它們。