diminish
v. (使)减小,减弱; 贬低
When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核战争的威胁已经减小了。
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。
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.
He never put her down or diminished her...
他从未奚落或贬低过她。
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。
1. decrease in size, extent, or range;
2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;
decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle
这些协词的共同含义是"减少,变少"。
(the law of) diminishing returns
报酬递减(律)
An occasional outburst didn't diminish my respect for her.
偶尔的一次发火并未减少我对她的尊敬.
As you get older, your skills diminish and the guys catch up with you.
当你年龄增长, 技艺消退,其他人渐渐赶上.
This algorithm is based on mask blind detection, which can diminish superfluous transmitted information.
本文提出的是一种基于掩码盲检测的算法,大大减少了所需要传输的额外信息.
Such collections of amyloid add to renal bulk, but diminish renal function.
淀粉样物质沉积使肾脏体积增大, 但功能下降.
When fighting corruption, it is more useful to try to diminish it rather than eradicate it.
在反腐败斗争中, 努力减少腐败比根除腐败更有效.