剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - diminish collapse

diminish
/dɪ'mɪn.ɪʃ/
verb [I or T]
A
* to reduce or be reduced in size or importance
减少，减小，降低

1. I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.
我不想贬低她的成就，但她确实得到了很多帮助。

2. These memories will not be diminished by time.
这些记忆不会随着时间的流逝而淡漠。

3. What he did has seriously diminished him in many people's eyes.
他的所作所为严重损害了他在许多人眼里的形象。

4. We've seen our house diminish greatly/sharply/substantially in value over the last six months.
在最近六个月里，我们这座房屋的价格暴跌。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - diminish collapse

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1.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词（使）减小;（使）减弱;（使）降低 When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V-ing

【语法信息】：V-ed

  • 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。

  • Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources...

    由于资源的减少，大学正面临严峻的问题。

  • This could mean diminished public support for the war.

    这可能意味着公众对战争的支持会有所下降。

2.VERB 动词贬低;轻视 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.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V-ed

  • 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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - diminish collapse

diminish
di·min·ish / di5miniF / verb1. to become or to make sth become smaller, weaker, etc.
   减少；(使)减弱,缩减；降低
   SYN  decrease :
  ▪ [V]
   The world's resources are rapidly diminishing.
   世界资源正在迅速减少。
   His influence has diminished with time.
   随着时间的推移,他的影响已不如从前了。
   Our efforts were producing diminishing returns (= we achieved less although we spent more time or money).
   我们不断投入,收益却在递减。
  ▪ [also VN]
2. [VN] to make sb / sth seem less important than they really are
   贬低；贬损；轻视
   SYN  belittle :
   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。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - diminish collapse

diminish verb
Diminish is used with these nouns as the subject: fighting, likelihood, number
Diminish is used with these nouns as the object: credibility, effect, effectiveness, impact, importance, influence, likelihood, prospect, risk, standing, stature, usefulness, value

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - diminish collapse

diminish verb
⇨ fall 1

新牛津英语同义词词典 - diminish collapse

diminish

verb
1 the number of books published has not diminished
DECREASE , decline, reduce, lessen, shrink, contract, grow smaller, fall off, drop off, slacken off; fall, drop, sink, slump, plummet, plunge; informal hit the floor, go through the floor, go downhill.
-opposite(s): INCREASE.

2 new legislation diminished the authority of the courts
REDUCE , curtail, cut, cut down, cut back, prune, pare down, lessen, lower, decrease, shrink, contract, narrow, constrict, restrict, limit, curb, check, blunt; weaken, make weaker, erode, undermine, sap.
-opposite(s): INCREASE.

3 they returned to their homes as the fighting diminished
SUBSIDE , wane, abate, dwindle, fade, decline, slacken, moderate, ebb, recede, die away, die down, die out, peter out, tail off, cool off, let up, fizzle out, settle down, come to an end; archaic remit.
-opposite(s): FLARE UP, GET WORSE.

4 she lost no opportunity to diminish him in her daughter's presence
BELITTLE , disparage, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, devalue, demean, decry, cast aspersions on, speak ill of, speak badly of, run down, abuse, insult, revile, malign, vilify; N. Amer. slur; informal bad-mouth, pull to pieces, pull apart, sling mud at, do a hatchet job on; Brit. informal rubbish, slate, slag off, have a go at; rare asperse, derogate, vilipend, vituperate.
-opposite(s): BOOST.

词源记忆 - diminish collapse

diminish 缩减
di-, 表加强；-min, 小，词源同minus, minute。即缩小，缩减。