diminished

英 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃt]

美 [dɪˈmɪnɪʃt]

v.  减少; (使)减弱，缩减; 降低; 贬低; 贬损; 轻视
diminish的过去分词和过去式

过去式：diminished　过去分词：diminished　

BNC.15876 / COCA.13745

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）减小;（使）减弱;（使）降低
  When somethingdiminishes, or when somethingdiminishesit, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
  1. The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
     核战争的威胁已经减小了。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• VERB 贬低;轻视
  If youdiminishsomeone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.
  1. He never put her down or diminished her...
     他从未奚落或贬低过她。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
  1. partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
  Synonym:atrophiedwasted
• made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
  1. her comments made me feel small
  Synonym:belittledsmall
• (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
  1. a diminished fifth
• impaired by diminution
  Synonym:lessenedvitiatedweakened

双语例句

• Borland was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
  基于精神失常可减轻刑事责任的理由，博兰被免除了谋杀罪，但仍然获判过失杀人。
• For one thing, as visible pollution has diminished, so has public concern over environmental issues.
  首先，随着可见污染的减少，公众对环境问题的关注也减少了。
• Hasn't diminished your faith.
  并没有减少你对主的信仰。
• The soft tissue is diminished and drawn around the skull.
  围绕在颅骨的软组织减少了。
• The illness has diminished her strength.
  疾病损伤了她的元气。
• He never put her down or diminished her
  他从未奚落或贬低过她。
• It was growling like something demented, which it was, of course, and its backside was almost in my face even my peril in no way diminished the frightful stench of the creature.
  它发狂地嗷叫着，对，是发狂了。屁股几乎挨着我的脸&尽管我身处险境，可仍闻到这家伙身上可怕的恶臭。
• "Left" slogans and rhetoric overshadowed or diminished the power of the Party's correct slogans and views.
  左的口号、左的词句掩盖了或减弱了党的正确口号和主张的力量。
• They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
  他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。
• The diminished income was to him not even the source of momentary regret.
  那笔减少了的收入对他说来，甚至片刻也不令人惋惜。