diminishing

基本解釋

But even there, the risk is of diminishing returns.
但是就算那樣，還是存在收益遞減的風險。
One problem, as the producers of the Rocky series know only too well, is that sequels are subject to the laws of diminishing returns.
這個問題就連《洛奇》系列電影的制片人也一樣熟悉，那就是這些結(jié)局都會受到收益遞減規(guī)律的制約。
With that in mind, the first step in diminishing complexity is to understand the degree of complexity involved; i.e., we need a way to measure it.
基于這一思想，逐漸縮小復雜性的第一個步驟就是理解所涉及到的復雜性的程度；也就是，我們需要一種測量方法。

"The passion that has come out is, I think,diminishing the prospects, diminishing the chances that the president will succeed.
This, I think you've gotten from other economics courses-- we have something called diminishing marginal utility.
我認為你們已經(jīng)從其它的經(jīng)濟學課程中學過了,稱為邊際收益遞減
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Another way of diminishing responsibility is you could accept orders.
減少責任的另一種方法就是,接受命令。
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He just wants to provide an alternative to the world's diminishing reserve of fossil fuels.
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When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.