- 基礎(chǔ)釋義
- 例句
- 六級真題
- 柯林斯詞典釋義
- 英英詞典釋義
diminishing
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例句
英語六級真題
Government now supports the elderly, diminishing the need for children.
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柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
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V-ERG
（使）減小;（使）減弱;（使）降低
When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
例句
The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核戰(zhàn)爭的威脅已經(jīng)減小了。
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state...
聯(lián)邦制旨在削弱中央政府的權(quán)力。
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VERB
貶低;輕視
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.
例句
He never put her down or diminished her...
他從未奚落或貶低過她。
He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it.
他再也無法承受，他依賴我，卻因此覺得是受了輕賤。
英英詞典釋義