n. 減少,降低;縮小
1.N-UNCOUNT A diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. 減小; 減弱 [正式] [usu N 'of/in' n]
They hope for a small diminution in taxes. 他們希望捐稅能稍有減少。
Age brought a gradual diminution of his strength and energy. 年齡使他的體力和精力逐漸減退。
They are hoping for a small diminution in taxes. 他們希望稅捐略微減少。
The melting glaciers hide the diminution of the rains. 融化的冰川暗示著雨水的減少。
He experienced no diminution of his physical strength. 他並未感覺體力衰落。
Always accompany of the look in the nature room - diminution. 它們總是伴隨著自然房屋中的視野——縮減。
It's a diminution of energy and the worry that there are no new ideas. 是精力的減少以及擔心沒有新的想法。
The diminution of a pile of crowns made bankers sing the Marseillaise. 看到白銀堆降低了,銀行家就唱起《馬賽曲》。
These behaviors can do harm to our eyesight, causing diminution of vision. 這些行為都對我們的眼睛有害,會導致視力下降。
A successful author is equally in danger of the diminution of his fame. (No. 21) 成功的作者同樣面臨自己名聲掃地的危險。
That doesn't mean there will necessarily be a long-term diminution in nuclear projects. 不過,這並不意味著核電項目從長遠看來將減少。
It is difficult to be objective about the causes for such diminution of one's own productivity. 在探討一個人自己的生產效率下降的原因時,很難做到客觀。
Attacking in every direction at once was fun, but he knew it was a fatal diminution of strength. 各方面同時進攻是很好玩,但他知道那將不可避免地削弱軍力。
Recoverable pecuniary damage is a diminution of the victim's patrimony caused by the damaging event. 可回復的財產損害指受害人在損害事件中遭受的財物的減少。
In essence, the fixed assets' depreciation and value diminution allowance are two different problems. 固定資產折舊和減值準備本質上是兩類不同性質的問題。
Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious. 每一次我們所做出的妥協,伴隨的是一種我們沒有立即意識到的內心縮減。
Children with and without fever in the acetaminophen group showed similar diminution of antibody response. 在對乙醯氨基酚組發燒和沒有發燒的孩子顯示類似的抗體反應。
Was it the evident physical decline of Napoleon that complicated this epoch by an inward diminution of force? 拿破崙體力上明顯的變弱,那時難道已引起他精力的衰退?
A group of comparably rated novels that were short-listed for prizes, but didn't win, showed no such diminution. 另外一組研究對象則是入圍但是最終並未獲獎的小說,它們跟獲獎小說的水平相當,但是卻未出現如此現象。
Which are the major diseases, the major causes of death, handicap, disability and diminution of the quality of life? 哪些是重大疾病,哪些是造成死亡、殘廢、殘疾和生活質量變差的主要原因?
Through this simple act, the entire social community will experience a diminution of misery and an augmentation of health. 這樣一件簡單的事,對公眾來說,將會減少貧困和增進健康。
Its troubles in the mid-70s were not produced by any diminution or disappearance of this essential economic advantage. 它在70年代中期的問題並不是由於這種基本的經濟優勢的弱化或消失。
There was a positive correlation between the diminution of HAMD scores and the serum estradiol levels before treatment. HA撇分數與血清孕酮和翠酮水平均無相關性。
The new additions takes its cue from this diminution in decoration and presents are totally flat elevation to the rear garden. 經過縮減裝飾和禮物的提示,這個新增加的是一個完全扁平隆起的後花園。
A similar (though more rapid) diminution accompanies the reversing of the sun's magnetic field, which happens every 11 years or so. 太陽磁場的兩極顛倒每隔大約11年出現一次,並且太陽磁場的效力也出現的類似的下降,儘管有些迅速。
A diminution in the maternal perception of fetal movement often but not invariably precedes fetal death, in some cases by several days. 母親感覺胎動減少經常但不是總是早於胎兒死亡,有些病人出現在(胎兒死亡)幾天前。
They also feel that the power Russia has recovered has to be demonstrated to be real-and preferably demonstrated to the diminution of America's. 他們還感到既然俄羅斯元氣恢復了,就該彰顯出來,否則就是錦衣夜行;而最合適的方法就是去反襯美國國力的式微。
Even before the current crisis, U. s. intelligence agencies had begun projecting a significant diminution of U. s. power over the next 15 years. 甚至在此次危機發生以前,美國的情治單位已經預見到未來15年內美國的勢力會大幅縮減。
Mulch trickle irrigation results not only in the diminution of soil water evaporation, but also in the prevention of water percolating into deep soil. 膜下滴灌技術不僅可減少地面水分蒸發,還可以避免深層滲漏。