英：[dɪ'mɪnɪʃɪŋ]
美：[dɪ'mɪnɪʃɪŋ]
diminishing如何读
diminishing是什么意思
adj.
逐渐缩小的
v.
（使）减少，缩小( diminish的现在分词 )
减弱…的权势
diminishing自然拼读
di·min·ish·ing
dih mI nish ihng
diminishing英英释义
verb
transitive verb
to make less or cause to appear less His role in the company was diminished.
diminish an army's strength
to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle
diminish a rival's accomplishments
architecture to cause to taper (see taper entry 1 sense 1)
a diminished column
intransitive verb
to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : dwindle
the side effects tend to diminish over time
architecture taper
diminishing词组
diminishing marginal utility边际效用递减率
diminishing return收益递减；报酬减少
diminishing词源英文解释
Middle English deminishen, alteration of diminuen, from Anglo-French diminuer, from Late Latin diminuere, alteration of Latin deminuere, from de- + minuere to lessen — more at minor
The first known use of diminish was in the 15th century
diminishing儿童词典英英释义
dimitynoun
a usually corded cotton fabric in checks or stripes
diminutive1 of 2noun
a diminutive word, name, or affix
a diminutive object or individual
diminutive2 of 2adjective
indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being lovable or pitiful the diminutive noun "duckling"
the diminutive suffixes "-ette" and "-ling"
extremely small : tiny
diminutive1 of 2noun
a diminutive word, name, or affix
a diminutive object or individual
diminutive2 of 2adjective
indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being lovable or pitiful the diminutive noun "duckling"
the diminutive suffixes "-ette" and "-ling"
extremely small : tiny
diminutionnoun
the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
diminuendoadverb or adjective
decrescendo entry 2
diminishverb
to make less or cause to appear less
to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle
to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : dwindle
diminishing 例句
1 Or are you expecting the dreaded movie law of diminishing returns to kick in?
2 As the evening goes on, this Great Expectations delivers diminishing returns.
3 Reduced pain has a cascade effect, hastening recovery and rehabilitation, leading to shorter stays and diminishing not just costs but also the chances for accidents and infections.
4 In the AFP interview, Bill Gates also stressed that the diminishing threat of the Ebola epidemic is no reason to relax.
5 But then to add to one's diminishing stock of delights, one receives a press release – from CBS Drama – that promises "a Richard Chamberlain marathon!"
6 But even there, the risk is of diminishing returns.
但是就算那样，还是存在收益递减的风险。
7 Big releases like these grab most of their money when they open, with diminishing returns from each successive week's take.
8 The law of diminishing returns kicks in, a force as immutable in theater as in a market economy.
9 Not scared so much as paralyzed; hung up here immovable on the top of a diminishing, moving mountain.
10 You can be oblivious to the sound for a long while, then in a second of ticking it can create in the mind unbroken the long diminishing parade of time you didn’t hear.
11 “Yes, it’s aggression against the father, but it’s aggression against a whole world absolutely dead set on diminishing women.”
12 It was founded in Bristol in 2003 by "artist and trader" Kate Rich as "a survival strategy for operating in an art world of diminishing returns".
13 His refusal to discuss this with you in a counselor’s office is unfortunate, because in doing so he is diminishing and denying the impact on you.
14 On one canvas, for example, the word “Galaxy” is inscribed in large letters at the top, followed in a pyramid of diminishing characters by “Earth,” “U.S.A.,”
15 We work harder for less money and are expected to spend more and more on electronic gizmos that fill up our diminishing leisure hours.
16 It keeps us returning to watch his obsessed copper despite whatever signs of diminishing returns are showing in Cross' plots.
17 Elsewhere, the combination of malignance and desiccated vaudeville reaps big, but diminishing, returns.
18 The rest, anyway, is well known: brief manic stardom, diminishing sales for four astonishing solo albums, the long slow trek to a place where he was in control.
19 It also comes with extreme risks and diminishing returns.
20 I was flying in ever-diminishing circles.
我在一个越来越小的圈子里兜兜转转。
diminishing 同义词
1 逐渐减少的