词汇精选：diminish的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

v.

减少，减小，缩减，降低 [T]

例句：

We should try to diminish the cost of production.

我们应尽力减少生产成本。

例句：

We must diminish the administrative expenditure.

我们必须缩减行政开支。

削弱...的权势，使降级；降低...的声誉；贬低，轻视 [T]

例句：

The opposition is trying to diminish our achievements.

反对派企图贬低我们的成就。

例句：

He likes to diminish the skills of others.

他喜欢贬低别人的技能。

【建】使（柱子等）的直径渐减，使成锥度 [T]

【音】减（音程等）[T]

例句：

As he turned the knob the sound diminished.

他一转旋钮，声音就变小了。

变少，变小，缩小，降低 [I]

例句：

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。

失势；降低声誉；被贬低 [I]

【建】形成直径渐减，形成锥度 [I]

二、词义辨析：

decrease,diminish,lessen,reduce,dwindle

这些协词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。decrease指逐渐地、不断地减少。diminish侧重大小数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。lessen普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。reduce普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。dwindle与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。

三、参考例句：

This may help diminish muscle soreness .

这或许能减少肌肉酸痛。

We must diminish the administrative expenditure.

我们必须缩减行政开支。

The opposition is trying to diminish our achievements.

反对派企图贬低我们的成就。

This should help diminish the influence of trolls somewhat.

这在一定程度上有助于减少恶意帖的影响。

We should try to diminish the cost of production.

我们应尽力减少生产成本。

He likes to diminish the skills of others.

他喜欢贬低别人的技能。

But they also tend to diminish their careers.

但是，它们(慷慨的家庭友好政策)也往往使她们的职业生涯黯淡｡

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。

Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.

联邦制度旨在削弱中央政府的权力。

You can't really eliminate the passive factors, but you can diminish them.

你不可能真正地消除那些消极因素，但是你能削弱它们。