vt.減少；減損；貶低
vi.變少；逐漸變細(xì)
We should try to diminish the cost of production. 我們應(yīng)盡力減少生產(chǎn)成本。
His illness diminished his health. 疾病侵蝕了他的健康。
He likes to diminish the skills of others. 他喜歡貶低別人的技能。
用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season continues. 如果旱季還持續(xù)下去，池塘中的水量將減少。
As he turned the knob, the sound diminished. 他一轉(zhuǎn)旋鈕，聲音就變小了。
diminish的基本意思是“減少”“縮小”,指某事物對(duì)照原本基礎(chǔ)上數(shù)量或質(zhì)量少了很多; 常引申表示“減弱…的權(quán)勢(shì)”。
diminish可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞,作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),其后多接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ)。
