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

• In terms of the National Budget, we see a diminishing amount allocated year by year.
  在国家预算中，我们看到每年政府的拨款不断地在减少。
• 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。
• The patient is diminishing in strength.
  这病人体力渐减。
• Costs rapidly escalated, and the potential "pay-off" for alloy development was diminishing.
  费用增加，而用于合金发展的经费来源却反而减少。
• 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。
• The crisis has put health systems in the scissors of rising costs and diminishing resources.
  危机使卫生系统受到费用上升和资源减少的双向冲击。
• 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。
• The law of diminishing returns has set in: the presence of Nato troops has become the problem.
  收益递减规律得到了体现：北约军队的进驻成为了问题所在。
• There is a law of diminishing returns that becomes operative in old age, I find.
  我发现存在着一条报酬递减的规律，人到老年时这一规律对他就变得很应验。
• Exports will be constrained by depressed Western markets, and investments in fixed assets will produce diminishing returns.
  西方国家市场的萧条会抑制出口的增长，固定资产的投资收益会日益减少。