"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper"
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;
"don't belittle your colleagues"
组词搭配
～+名词
diminish the costing减少开支
diminish the food减少食物
～+副词
diminish continuously继续减少
diminish gradually逐渐减少
diminish greatly大量地减少
diminish materially物质上减少
diminish progressively不断减少
diminish sensibly真正地减少
diminish seriously严重地减少
diminish steadily稳步地减少
～+介词
diminish by减少
diminish in缩小,减少
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
We should try to diminish the cost of production.我们应尽力减少生产成本。
His illness diminished his health.疾病侵蚀了他的健康。
He likes to diminish the skills of others.他喜欢贬低别人的技能。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season continues.如果旱季还持续下去，池塘中的水量将减少。
As he turned the knob, the sound diminished.他一转旋钮，声音就变小了。
