4周搞定2000+托福核心词
diminution = di(使) + minu(小) + tion(表名词) = 减少，降低
minor = min(小) + or(形容词后缀) = 较小的,较小的
minimal = minim(小) + al(...的) = 最少的
demolish = de(去掉) + mol(堆) + ish(造成…) = 把堆起来的东西毁掉→毁坏
embellish = em(进入) + bell(美好) + ish(造成…) = 进入美好→装饰
使变小→变小，减少
diminish
常考释义
Under such conditions, the destructive effects of bacteria are diminished.
在这种条件下，细菌的破坏性影响会降低。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL20 P3vt. 减小；减少；缩减；降低
Familiarity did not diminish the horrors of prison.
熟悉并未降低监狱的恐怖感。
It didn't diminish the horror of being Basketboy number nine.
但成为9号“午餐男孩”的恐惧心情还是丝毫未减。
来自《怦然心动》
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During the dry periods that are common phenomena along the desert margins, though, the pressure on the land is often far in excess of its diminished capacity, and desertification results.
但是在干旱的季节里，在沙漠周边的土地上，存在着这样一个十分普遍的现象：人类对土地施加的压力远远超过了土地自身减压的能力，因此最终导致了沙漠化。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL2 P1The gradual drying of the soil caused by its diminished ability to absorb water results in the further loss of vegetation, so that a cycle of progressive surface deterioration is established.
植被减少，地表吸收水分的能力逐渐减弱使得土壤越发干燥，于是导致了土壤沙漠化的恶性循环。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL2 P1In studies, we found that when it comes to reproduction, freezing diminishes the mating performance of males.
一些研究中，我们发现到了繁殖季，有过冰冻经历的雄性林蛙交配次数会减少。
来源于：听力OFFICIAL18 L6Under such conditions, the destructive effects of bacteria are diminished.
在这种条件下，细菌的破坏性影响会降低。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL20 P3Village handicrafts diminished or died out completely as people bought imported consumer goods, like cloth and tools, instead of making them themselves.
村民的手工业减少或者完全灭绝让人们带来进口的产品，像衣服和工具，取代了他们自己做的东西。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL32 P2If these artists did use a camera obscura, does that diminish their stature?
如果这些艺术家的确用了暗箱，这会不会降低他们的声望？
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL44 P2Forbes also thought he saw, as he later told the British Association, that "the number of species and individuals diminishes as we descend, pointing to a zero in the distribution of animal life as yet unvisited."
Forbes后来告诉英国相关组织，他同样认为“越往海底潜，生物的种类和数量越少，这就暗示在我们还未探索过的海域，有一个空间是没有生物分布的”。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL36 P2vt. 削弱…的权势；使降级；贬低
He never put her down or diminished her.
他从未奚落或贬低过她。
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
联邦制旨在削弱中央政府的权力。
They make us feel a bit diminished by comparison.
与他们的对比，让我们自惭形秽。
来自《心理学导论》
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vt. 使（柱头等）缩径（或成锥形）【建】
Wood, the primary source of heat for homes and industries and also used in the iron industry as processed charcoal, was diminishing in supply.
木材，这一为家庭和工业供暖供能,同时也以加工木炭的形式被使用在钢铁工业中的主要能源，其供应量日益减少。
vi. 变小；变少；缩减；降低
As she turned the knob, the sound diminished.
她转动旋钮，声音变小了。
The threat of war has diminished.
战争的威胁已经降低了。
vt. 使减半音【音】
vt. 消炎
vi. （柱头等）缩径，成锥形【建】
diminish inflammation
消炎
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