柯林斯詞典diminish /d??m?n??/ (diminishing,diminished,diminishes) 1. V-T/V-I When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity. 使減少; 變少 The threat of nuclear war has diminished. 核戰(zhàn)的威脇變小了。 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。2. V-T 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. 貶低 He never put her down or diminished her. 他從未輕眡過她或貶低過她。 返回 diminish劍橋詞典to reduce or be reduced in size or importance 減少，減小，降低 I don't want to diminish her achievements , but she did have a lot of help . 我不想貶低她的成就，但她確實(shí)得到了很多幫助。 These memories will not be diminished by time . 這些記憶不會(huì)隨著時(shí)間的流逝而淡漠。 What he did has seriously diminished him in many people's eyes . 他的所作所爲(wèi)嚴(yán)重?fù)p害了他在許多人眼裡的形象。 We've seen our house diminish greatly /sharply /substantially in value over the last six months . 在最近6個(gè)月裡，我們這座房屋的價(jià)格暴跌。 例句 Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish.Rising unemployment has diminished the bargaining power of people with jobs .The inaccuracy of the missiles greatly diminishes their effectiveness.Her popularity as a singer has diminished since the glory days of the 1980s.Fresh snow meant that our chances of reaching the summit slowly diminished. 返回 diminish