diminish

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ//dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

★★★★★v.

diminishes
diminishing
diminished
diminished

vt

① 减少;缩小(←→increase;参照decrease)
- Long illness has seriously diminished his strength.久病使他元气大损。

vi

① 减少;缩小
- Their hopes diminished as the days passed.随着日子的过去,他们的希望变小了。

字辨

decrease: 指大小、数、量等渐渐地减少

The members decreased to forty.

dwindle: 强调减少到零为止,往往是看得见的

Our savings will dwindle away to nothing.

lessen: 与decrease同义,但特别指不可数的事物的减少

The power lessened in a day.

diminish: 指由于外在的力量而减少或减低

The heat diminished as in got dark.

reduce: 除「减少」之外,还含有「降低」的意思

Old age reduced his power to remember.

短语

the law of diminishing returns
- ① 【经】报酬递减律

同义词

decreasevt./vi.减少
lessenvt./vi.减少
reducevt./vi.减少

abate
drain
dwindle
ebb
let up
peter
rebate
tail away
taper

belittle
fall

反义词

enlargevt./vi.扩大
expandvt./vi.扩大
increasevt./vi.增加

单词	diminish
释义	diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ//dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ ★★★★★v. diminishes diminishing diminished diminished vt ① 减少;缩小(←→increase;参照decrease) Long illness has seriously diminished his strength.久病使他元气大损。 vi ① 减少;缩小 Their hopes diminished as the days passed.随着日子的过去,他们的希望变小了。字辨 decrease: 指大小、数、量等渐渐地减少 The members decreased to forty. dwindle: 强调减少到零为止,往往是看得见的 Our savings will dwindle away to nothing. lessen: 与decrease同义,但特别指不可数的事物的减少 The power lessened in a day. diminish: 指由于外在的力量而减少或减低 The heat diminished as in got dark. reduce: 除「减少」之外,还含有「降低」的意思 Old age reduced his power to remember. 短语 the law of diminishing returns ① 【经】报酬递减律同义词 decreasevt./vi.减少 lessenvt./vi.减少 reducevt./vi.减少 abate drain dwindle ebb let up peter rebate tail away taper belittle fall 反义词 enlargevt./vi.扩大 expandvt./vi.扩大 increasevt./vi.增加
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