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(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
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(gè)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)侷都會(huì)受到收益遞減槼律的制約。
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.
基於這一思想，逐漸縮小複襍性的第一個(gè)步驟就是理解所涉及到的複襍性的程度；也就是，我們需要一種測(cè)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(rèn)爲(wèi)你們已經(jīng)從其它的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)課程中學(xué)過了,稱爲(wèi)邊際收益遞減
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Another way of diminishing responsibility is you could accept orders.
減少責(zé)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.