His influence has diminished.
他的影响减小了。
The pain in his knee diminished after a week of rest.
休息一周后，他膝盖的疼痛减轻了。
The light diminished as the sun went down.
太阳落山时，光线渐渐变暗。
Losing one game did not diminish the team's confidence.
输了一场比赛并没有削弱球队的信心。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to: Diminish
A — Reduce. “diminish” means v. make or become smaller
The noise began to ______ as the parade moved farther away.
C — diminish. “diminish” means v. make or become smaller
diminish — v. make or become smaller. In Chinese: 减少，缩小.
diminish is pronounced /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/. It breaks into 3 syllables: di · min · ish.
“diminish” means make or become smaller. Examples: (1) His influence has diminished. (2) The pain in his knee diminished after a week of rest. (3) The light diminished as the sun went down. (4) Losing one game did not diminish the team's confidence.
decrease, reduce — all close in meaning to diminish (v. make or become smaller).
Yes. diminish appears on the iSEE Vocab Lower list, which covers 600+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
di(down)+mini(small)+ish(cause)