diminish
diminish 英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] 美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]
v. 减少；减弱，贬低
进行时:diminishing 过去式:diminished 过去分词:diminished 第三人称单数:diminishes
- Diminish means to make smaller or lesser. If you cover a lightbulb with a dark lamp shade, the light from the lamp will diminish.
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- v. 减少；减弱，贬低
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1. The world's resources are rapidly diminishing.
世界资源正在迅速减少。
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2. His influence has diminished with time.
随着时间的推移，他的影响已不如从前了。
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3. I don't wish to diminish the importance of their contribution.
我并不想贬低他们所作贡献的重要性。
- diminish (v.) early 15c., from merger of two obsolete verbs, diminue and minish. Diminue is from Old French diminuer "make small," from Latin diminuere "break into small pieces," variant of deminuere "lessen, diminish," from de- "completely" + minuere "make small" (from PIE root *mei- (2) "small").
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