| 单词 | diminish |
| 释义 | diminish (once / 256 pages) v Diminish means to make smaller or lesser. If you cover a lightbulb with a dark lamp shade, the light from the lamp will diminish. It can also mean become less important. Once the light has been dimmed, its role in lighting the room is diminished. If you look at diminish, you see 'minis' which comes from the Latin word minus, as in subtraction. Other words that share this root are miniature and minuscule, all of which mean something that is small, or at least smallish. WORD FAMILYdiminish: diminished, diminishes, diminishing+/diminished: undiminished/diminishing: diminishingly USAGE EXAMPLESIndeed, a mainstream strategy in cognitive behavioral therapy involves purposefully articulating thoughts to oneself in order to diminish pernicious habits of mind. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Despite leading an offense diminished by so many injuries, Dalton finished the season throwing for 4,206 yards - his second-best total - with only eight interceptions. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Unlike shows in previous years, this one lacks any discernible theme, and some of the largest tech companies are expecting a diminished role. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v decrease in size, extent, or range Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper decrease, fall, lessen increase become bigger or greater in amount break diminish or discontinue abruptly shrink, shriveldecrease in size, range, or extent taperdiminish gradually drop offfall or diminish fly, vanish, vaporizedecrease rapidly and disappear breakfall sharply ease off, ease up, flag, slacken offbecome less intense weakenbecome weaker boil down, concentrate, decoct, reducebe cooked until very little liquid is left contract, shrinkbecome smaller or draw together shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, witherwither, as with a loss of moisture abate, die away, let up, slack, slack offbecome less in amount or intensity deflatebecome deflated or flaccid, as by losing air dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle downbecome smaller or lose substance remitdiminish or abate de-escalatediminish in size, scope, or intensity depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervaluelose in value shortenbecome short or shorter thin outbecome sparser decline, go down, wanegrow smaller wanedecrease in phase wanebecome smaller decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow uplose velocity; move more slowly decrescendogrow quieter atrophyundergo atrophy attenuatebecome weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude disappear, evaporate, meltbecome less intense and fade away gradually die downbecome progressively weaker collapselose significance, effectiveness, or value fade, meltbecome less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly lessen, subsidewear off or die down blastshrivel or wither or mature imperfectly die back, die downsuffer from a disease that kills shoots dry up, mummifydry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture blur, dim, slurbecome vague or indistinct languish, pine away, wastelose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief dullmake less lively or vigorous palllose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to) loose, loosen, relaxbecome loose or looser or less tight slackenbecome looser or slack dipgo down momentarily wear onpass slowly (of time) dropgo down in value slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow upbecome slow or slower slow, slow down, slow upcause to proceed more slowly delay, detain, hold upcause to be slowed down or delayed wiltlose strength flexcontract change magnitude change in size or magnitude 2v lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of Syn|Hyper belittle decrease, lessen, minify make smaller |
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