1.减少的;减弱的;被贬低的;
2.【乐】减音程的;减和弦的
1.动词diminish的过去式和过去分词
1.reduced in amount, size, or importance
2.[Music]describes a musical interval or chord reduced by one semitone
1.the past tense and past participle of verb "diminish"
1.Back in London, there were policy constraints, spending cuts, a diminished world role even under Mrs Thatcher.
而回到伦敦，他们面临的是政策限制、支出削减以及世界地位的下降——即使在撒切尔夫人时期也是如此。
2."The appetite for risk over the last couple of years has diminished, so life has become more difficult, " he said.
“在过去的几年里，人们的风险承受能力在降低，因而生活变得更加困难。”他说。
3.As the Grand Masters fell, they drew upon the flower kingdom's light in an attempt to save themselves and our light diminished as a result.
当大师们下跌，他们从花卉王国中汲取光，尝试去拯救他们自己，而结果我们的光熄灭。
4.The following fall, we realized that all our growing pains had not diminished what was a very precious connection.
在即将到来的秋天里，我们意识到所有的成长的伤痛都不能抹杀那些珍贵的联系。
5.Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote that the rule diminished "the effectiveness" of the rich candidate's spending and of his speech.
法官SamuelAlito认为这条规定削弱了有钱的候选人的花费和候选人的演讲的有效性。
6.It's easy to have terrific meeting diminished in some way by an oversight on a small logistical detail.
一些粗心大意的小疏忽，很容易让一个杰出的会议大打折扣。
7.As for the unionists, they argue that Britain would be diminished on the world stage if Scotland were to go its own way.
而那些联合主义者则认为，如果苏格兰独立，英国在世界舞台上的作用会减小。
8.A great many worries can be diminished by realizing the unimportance of the matter which is causing the anxiety.
一旦我们认识到焦虑之源并不那么重要，我们的许多烦恼就会跟着减少。
9.A year ago, wrangling over the price of gas sold by Russia to Ukraine briefly diminished the flow of gas through Ukraine to Europe.
一年前，围绕俄罗斯销往乌克兰的天然气价格之争使得途经乌克兰输送至欧洲的天然气量锐减。
10.Given transaction costs, any attempt to follow every move of the market will end up with happy brokers but a diminished investment account.
由于每笔交易的执行均涉及成本，若市场一波动就跟著买卖，最后不仅便宜到券商，投资帐户的金额还会减少。