diminished

英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃt]

美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃt]

v.  减少; (使)减弱，缩减; 降低; 贬低; 贬损; 轻视
diminish的过去分词和过去式

过去式：diminished　过去分词：diminished　

BNC.15876 / COCA.13745

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

• (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
  1. partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
  Synonym:atrophiedwasted
• made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
  1. her comments made me feel small
  Synonym:belittledsmall
• (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
  1. a diminished fifth
• impaired by diminution
  Synonym:lessenedvitiatedweakened

双语例句

• The diminished income was to him not even the source of momentary regret.
  那笔减少了的收入对他说来，甚至片刻也不令人惋惜。
• They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
  他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。
• For one thing, as visible pollution has diminished, so has public concern over environmental issues.
  首先，随着可见污染的减少，公众对环境问题的关注也减少了。
• The threat of nuclear war has diminished
  核战争的威胁已经减小了。
• The supply of oil has diminished because of the war.
  由于战争石油的供应减少了。
• The soft tissue is diminished and drawn around the skull.
  围绕在颅骨的软组织减少了。
• Once friendship is gained, difficulty and agony will be diminished while joys and happiness will be increased.
  一个人一旦获得了友谊，困难与痛苦会成倍地缩小，快乐与幸福会成倍地增加。
• But they still exist and have by no means diminished or disappeared.
  但是国内阶级间的矛盾和政治集团间的矛盾本身依然存在着，并没有减少或消灭。
• We have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low morale, secured rights and diminished civility.
  我们得到了大房子，但却换来了家庭的破裂；我们得到了高收入，但却降低了道德水准；
• I'm47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I've grown older.
  现在我已经47岁了，随着年龄的增长，别人注视我的眼光丝毫没有减少。