| 单词 | diminish |
| 释义 | di·min·ish transitive verb 1. < losses and desertions sharply diminished the forces at Washington's disposal > < a tiny figure, rather stooped and diminished by constant ill health — May Sarton > < the passing years did not diminish their friendship > 2. obsolete 3. < his society destroyed, his country defeated, his emperor diminished — W.M.Hitzig > : detract from : disparage, belittle < began to diminish the skill of the local skaters — S.H.Adams > 4. architecture < a diminished column > intransitive verb 1. < his form … diminished to a speck on the road — Thomas Hardy > < his interest in the subject had steadily diminished > 2. architecture < a curious tower diminishing in five stages to an octagonal cupola > Synonyms: see decrease |
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