diminish
verb [ I or T ] uk/dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/ us/dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/
C1 减少，减小，降低
to reduce or be reduced in size or importance
I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help. 我不想贬低她的成就，但她确实得到了很多帮助。
These memories will not be diminished by time. 这些记忆不会随着时间的流逝而淡漠。
What he did has seriously diminished him in many people's eyes. 他的所作所为严重损害了他在许多人眼里的形象。
We've seen our house diminish greatly/sharply/substantially in value over the last six months. 在最近6个月里，我们这座房屋的价格暴跌。
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- Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish.
- Rising unemployment has diminished the bargaining power of people with jobs.
- The inaccuracy of the missiles greatly diminishes their effectiveness.
- Her popularity as a singer has diminished since the glory days of the 1980s.
- Fresh snow meant that our chances of reaching the summit slowly diminished.