diminish过去分词

1. 【建】（使）成尖顶
2. 减弱，减低，消减，消弱，减轻，（使）减小，（使）变小，变少
3. 【音】减半音
4. 贬，（被）贬低，贬损，贬抑
5. 下降，降低
6. 递减
7. 微弱
8. 缩短，缩小，缩减
9. 失势，削弱…的权势， 减弱…的权势
10. 降低…的声誉
11. 逐渐变细

1. decrease in size, extent, or range;

   "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
   "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
   "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
   "his voice fell to a whisper"
   

2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;

   "don't belittle your colleagues"
   

1.（使）减小;（使）减弱;（使）降低
When somethingdiminishes, or when somethingdiminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.

e.g. The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核战争的威胁已经减小了。
e.g. Federalism is intended todiminish the power of the central state...
联邦制旨在削弱中央政府的权力。

2.贬低;轻视
If youdiminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.

e.g. He never put her down or diminished her...
他从未奚落或贬低过她。
e.g. He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and feltdiminished by it.
他再也无法承受，他依赖我，却因此觉得是受了轻贱。

diminish by (v.+prep.)

由于…而减少 reduce for (some reason)
diminish sth by sth

Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.

由于减税而使这个国家的税收减少。

• diminish the costing减少开支
• diminish the food减少食物

• diminish continuously继续减少
• diminish gradually逐渐减少
• diminish greatly大量地减少
• diminish materially物质上减少
• diminish progressively不断减少
• diminish sensibly真正地减少
• diminish seriously严重地减少
• diminish steadily稳步地减少

• diminish by减少
• diminish in缩小,减少

diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce

这组词都可表示“降低”或“减少”。其区别在于:decrease指各种事物逐渐减少、逐渐衰弱的过程; lessen指减轻强度和减缓烈度,也可指从整体上减去部分或在程度上、数量上的减少; diminish指可以看得出的“缩小”“缩减”; reduce指缩小事物的范围、强度、数量等,也可指级别、地位或经济条件的降低。例如:

Decrease the dose of medicine when you feel better.你感到好些就减少药剂用量。

The number of fighters had now diminished to two, but the hilltop remained in our hands.现在战士只剩下两个人了,但我们仍然占领着山头。

Good lubrication will reduce friction.良好的润滑会减少摩擦。

The noise lessened as the plane got further away.飞机逐渐飞远了,噪音也就减弱了。

decrease，diminish，lessen，reduce，dwindle

这些词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。

decrease指逐渐地、不断地减少。

diminish侧重大小、数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。

lessen普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。

reduce普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。

dwindle与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。