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diminish[di'miniʃ]vt.1.■使变小，减小；减少；逐渐缩减，缩小；降低：The dry spell quickly diminished our water suply.干旱期使我们的水供应锐减。Unforeseen expenses diminished our savings.意外的开支减少了我们的存款数目。2.■3.■削弱…的重要性，使不重要：Time will not diminish our friendship.时间的流逝将不会减弱我们的友谊。4.■削弱…的权势(或权力)；降低…的声誉(或威望、名声等)：Several unpopular measures diminished the government's popularity.几项不得人心的措施使政府的声誉一落千丈。5.■轻视，贬低，贬抑：It's not fair to diminish her efforts;she's worked very hard.贬低她的努力是不公平的，她已非常努力地工作。6.■【音乐】减(音程等)，把(音程)减半7.■【建筑学】使(柱子等)的直径渐减，使成锥形，使成尖顶vi.1.■缩小；变小；变少，减少：Their food supply gradually diminished as the days wore on.随着时间一天天地过去，他们的食品供应逐渐减少了。Suddenly the wind diminished and the seas grew calm again.突然风平了，浪又静了。2.■失去重要性；失势；降低声誉；被贬低：The governor's popularity has diminished.州长的声望已下降。3.■【建筑学】直径渐减，形成锥形，成尖顶近义词decrease |