diminish

• The heat of the day had diminished a little, but not much .
  白天的炎热，减轻了一点，但减的不多。
• At 6, 000 feet the density of the air was sensibly diminished .
  在六千尺高的地方，空气显著地稀薄了。
• Encounters of like charges act to diminish the coagulation rate .
  同性带电粒子间的碰撞作用减少凝聚率。
• He could feel nothing but the sense of diminishing distance .
  路程在缩短，除此之外，他没有任何别的感觉了。
• There is a diminishing difference in the shearing stress with rising pressure .
  随着压力的升高，切应力的差值减小。
• Four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind .
  桌上点着四支蜡烛，火苗儿在微弱的风中忽闪忽闪地跳动着。
• As the weights of the atoms increase, the frequencies of the vibrations diminish .
  当原子的重量增加时，振动的频率减少。
• It did not operate to diminish the anti-negro passions of the southern masses .
  它没有起到减少南部群众反对黑人情绪的作用。
• The diminished income was to him not even the source of momentary regret .
  那笔减少了的收入对他说来，甚至片刻也不令人惋惜。
• Diminishing marginal utility also expresses a "variety is the spice of life" .
  边际效用递减也表现为一种“多样化是生活乐趣”。