Diminish
[ dɪ'mɪnɪʃ ]
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vt. （使）减少，缩小;减弱…的权势;[乐]减半音;
vi. 变小或减少;逐渐变细;
💡 词根助记
di=de减少+min小+ish表动词→变小，减少
📝 例句
Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor's popularity.
几个不得人心的决定降低了州长的声望。
The medical expenses diminished his savings.
医疗费耗去了他的积蓄。
The opposition are trying to diminish our achievements.
反对党企图贬低我们的成就.
It did not operate to diminish the anti-Negro passions of the southern masses.
它没有起到减少南部群众反对黑人情绪的作用。
The illness has diminished her strength.
疾病损伤了她的元气。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ mini迷你→减小
※ di-apart,min-small小的,ish-后缀:使变小→缩小
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-min-表示“小”
📖 牛津释义
diminish
v[I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become smaller or less; decrease 变小; 变少; 使（某事物）变小; 使（某事物）变少; 缩小; 减少; 降低
His strength has diminished over the years. 经过这许多年月, 他的体力不如从前了.
Nothing could diminish her enthusiasm for the project. 什麽也不能影响她对这项计划的热忱.
diminishing hopes, supplies, funds 逐渐渺茫的希望、 渐渐用完的物资、 渐渐枯竭的资金.
2 (fig 比喻) make (sb/sth) seem less important than it really is; devalue 减低（某人[某事物]的重要性; 贬低
The opposition are trying to diminish our achievements. 反对党企图贬低我们的成就.
3 (music 音) decrease (an interval) by a semitone 将（音程）减半音
a diminished seventh 减七度.
🎯 考研助记
地没了水(谐音): 减少 di(分开)+mini(小)+sh(化):本来很小的东西分开- 减少 缩小
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'miniʃ]vt. (使)减少, (使)变小vi. (使)减少, (使)变小
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Excuse me for ringing you so late in the evening, but I've only just got home.
对不起，这么晚给你打电话，我刚到家。
Can you help me?
你可以帮帮我吗？
I told him that if painting was important for him, he would live on bread in order to succeed.
我告诉他说，如果绘画对他很重要的话，那么要取得成功，就得靠啃干面包生活了。