diminish

Absence diminish little passion and Increase great one , just as the wind blow out a candle and fan a fire .

离别能使浅薄的感情削弱，但却会使深挚的感情更加深厚。正如风之能吹灭烛火而却会把火煽得更旺。

There is nothing to fear. For nothing can diminish the true beauty at the heart of you.

无以为惧，因为任何事物都无法削弱你内心深处真正的美。

The Treasury view was that bond-financed public spending was bound to diminish private spending by an equal amount.

英国财政部当时的观点是，依靠发债融资的公共支出，势必挤出等量的私人支出。

Nicholas Curtis, Lynas executive chairman, said the deal would "increase global supply and diminish concentration of supply out of China" .

Lynas执行主席尼古拉斯-柯蒂斯（NicholasCurtis）说，该交易将“增加全球供应，削弱中国之外的供应集中度”。

With this map they were better able to predict how much the placebo would diminish pain in the remaining participants.

利用这幅图，他们能更准确地预测安慰剂能在多大程度上减轻其他参与者的痛苦。

As well, the cost of the technology continues to diminish to such an extent that computer literacy in the workplace is now expected.

同时，该技术的成本不断降低，以至于工作场所的计算机文化的普及有望实现。

This could seriously diminish the chances of a significant deficit reduction deal to be reached over the next two weeks.

如此一来，未来两周内两党达成重大减赤协议的可能性会大大降低。

A few blemishes prove that this planned trilogy still has potential for growth, but they barely diminish the game's overall impact.

一些瑕疵，证明这个计划三部曲还有很大的成长潜力，但他们几乎没有减少游戏的整体影响。

As the company grows , and the technical staff represents a smaller part of it, the feeling of ownership tends to diminish .

当公司发展壮大了，技术员工所占股份可能减少，他们的主人翁感觉日益减少。

That Ruth had little faith in his power as a writer, did not alter her nor diminish her in Martin's eyes.

虽然露丝对马丁当作家的本领缺乏信心，她在马丁眼中却并无变化，也没有被他小看。

She understood, early on, that she needed to diminish her own sense of importance so the needs of her younger siblings could be met.

她很早就了解到她需要打消自身的重要感，这样就可以满足她弟妹的需求。

he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.

他又赐福给他们，叫他们生养众多。也不叫他们的牲畜减少。

The fact that this plot is wholly implausible does nothing to diminish the fun.

这一情节完全难以置信，但这并没有减少小说的趣味。

Those readings put him in touch with the traditions that don't sugarcoat death, that don't diminish pain and loss and horror.

这些书籍告诉他，我们不必粉饰死亡，不必回避痛苦、损失和恐惧。

I studied well, but I learn well, do not know why my grades were not only failed to rise, but also to diminish, What is the reason for this?

我研究好，但我学不好，不知道为什么我的成绩不但没有上升，而且也减少，这是什么原因呢？

If you don't slack and give a good performance then the chances of that heated argument with your boss further diminish.

如果你不偷懒表现好，那你和老板发生激烈争执的可能性将会更小。

Moody's, a rival agency, has already commented that the summit did not diminish the risk of downward ratings revisions.

标普的竞争对手穆迪已经评价说，该峰会没有能减小信用评级被降级的风险。

Old age does more than stealthily steal away our most cherished memories: it also seems to diminish our ability to imagine things.

老化不仅悄悄地夺走我们最珍贵的记忆力，好像也削弱了我们对各种事情的想象力。

By the 1970s, however, this resistance began to diminish as memories of the war faded and the economy began to boom.

1970年，这种抵抗随着记忆的消退和经济的繁荣开始减弱。

To leave some cooked food or vegetables uneaten during each meal is to quickly diminish our good blessings.

每餐吃饭时在饭碗里留下过多的饭菜不吃完，这是消福。