diminish是什么意思_音标_用法_例句

简单释义：

v. 减少；削弱；减小；贬低

网络 缩小；递减；下降

变形：

过去式：diminished  现在分词：diminishing  第三人称单数：diminishes  

完整释义：

v.

1.减少,下降,减轻,缩小,缩短
2.(使…)减少,减小,消减,减轻
3.减弱,削弱;贬低
4.【建】使成尖顶,收尖
5.【乐】减半音

例句：

1. Old age does more than stealthily steal away our most cherished memories: it also seems to diminish our ability to imagine things.
   老化不仅悄悄地夺走我们最珍贵的记忆力，好像也削弱了我们对各种事情的想象力。

2. Can be used for contouring to diminish the appearance of facial imperfections.
   可用于轮廓，减少面部缺陷的外观。

3. If capital becomes less scarce, the excess yield will diminish, without its having become less productive–at least in the physical sense.
   如果资本的稀缺性变得较少，超额收益就会减少，而它的生产性并没有减少——至少在实物意义上是如此。

4. She understood, early on, that she needed to diminish her own sense of importance so the needs of her younger siblings could be met.
   她很早就了解到她需要打消自身的重要感，这样就可以满足她弟妹的需求。

5. Avoiding foods that will increase the size of the fat cells will diminish the appearance of cellulite through the skin.
   避免吃会增大脂肪细胞的食品，会减少皮肤脂肪团的形成。

6. A few blemishes prove that this planned trilogy still has potential for growth, but they barely diminish the game's overall impact.
   一些瑕疵，证明这个计划三部曲还有很大的成长潜力，但他们几乎没有减少游戏的整体影响。

7. Nicholas Curtis, Lynas executive chairman, said the deal would "increase global supply and diminish concentration of supply out of China" .
   Lynas执行主席尼古拉斯-柯蒂斯（NicholasCurtis）说，该交易将“增加全球供应，削弱中国之外的供应集中度”。

8. But the cessation of his hostility for Pen did not diminish Huxter's attentions to Fanny .
   但是对小潘的仇视的消释，并没有减少赫克斯特对芬妮的关心。