diminish
v. (使)減小,減弱; 貶低
When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核戰爭的威脅已經減小了。
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state...
聯邦制旨在削弱中央政府的權力。
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...
他從未奚落或貶低過她。
He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it.
他再也無法承受,他依賴我,卻因此覺得是受了輕賤。
1. decrease in size, extent, or range;
2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;
decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle
這些協詞的共同含義是"減少,變少"。
(the law of) diminishing returns
報酬遞減(律)
An occasional outburst didn't diminish my respect for her.
偶爾的一次發火並未減少我對她的尊敬.
As you get older, your skills diminish and the guys catch up with you.
當你年齡增長, 技藝消退,其他人漸漸趕上.
This algorithm is based on mask blind detection, which can diminish superfluous transmitted information.
本文提出的是一種基於掩碼盲檢測的演算法,大大減少了所需要傳輸的額外資訊.
Such collections of amyloid add to renal bulk, but diminish renal function.
澱粉樣物質沉積使腎臟體積增大, 但功能下降.
When fighting corruption, it is more useful to try to diminish it rather than eradicate it.
在反腐敗鬥爭中, 努力減少腐敗比根除腐敗更有效.