diminish
单词辨析：
指变少或降低水平。
The local government has adopted effective measures to decrease unemployment.
当地政府已经采取有效措施减少失业人数。
Her temperature decreased.
她的体温下降了。
指大小、数量不断减小，也可引申为贬低某事物的重要性或价值。
The company planned to diminish the cost of production.
公司计划减少生产成本。
Water in the pond gradually diminished due to lack of rainfall.
由于缺少降雨，池塘里的水逐渐减少。
His comments were only said to diminish the importance of her discoveries.
他的评论就是为了贬低她的发现的重要性。
指程度、规模等减少，也可指降低某事物的可能性、影响等。
Her anxiety lessened while listening to the music.
听音乐的时候，她的焦虑减轻了。
Exercise lessens the risk of heart disease.
进行锻炼可降低患心脏病的风险。
The program has lessened the effects of car pollution.
该计划降低了汽车污染的影响。
指降低价格、数量、规模等。
We should take measures to reduce the price.
我们应该采取各种措施来降低物价。
A plan to reduce crime was announced recently.
最近宣布了一项降低犯罪率的计划。
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We diminish ourselves and that's why we become ill.
我们削弱了自身的力量，这时我们才会生病。
And finally, the ways to diminish defects and increase laser damage thresholds are also discussed.
最后，对于如何减少缺陷和提高损伤阈值作了讨论。
He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it.
他再也无法承受，他依赖我，却因此觉得是受了轻贱。
These products and others based on Eclipse diminish the user's learning curve because of their similar UI.
这些产品和其它基于Eclipse的产品降低了用户的“学习曲线”，因为它们具有类似的用户界面。
It is a strategic task for the government at all levels to prevent and diminish the risk of finance.
积极防范和化解财政风险是各级政府和财政的一项战略任务。
Our commitment is not to diminish services.
我们的承诺是不减少服务。