"diminish" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

diminish verbo

diminish + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 23
diminish one's ability • diminish one's chances • diminish the power • diminish the value • diminish one's authority • ...
diminish + preposición
Kolokacji: 22
diminish over • diminished by • diminish in • diminish with • diminish to • ...
diminish + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 36
greatly diminished • gradually diminish • somewhat diminished • significantly diminished • further diminish • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(1) greatly, vastly
Kolokacji: 2
(2) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(3) somewhat, slightly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) significantly, necessarily
Kolokacji: 2
(6) rapidly, slowly, quickly
Kolokacji: 3
(8) severely, seriously, sadly
Kolokacji: 3
(9) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 2
2. scarcely diminished = ledwie zmniejszyć scarcely diminished
  • "For the longer term," he told the Senate Banking Committee, "prospects for continued rapid technological advance and associated faster productivity growth are scarcely diminished."
  • "For the longer term, prospects for ongoing rapid technological advance and associated faster productivity growth are scarcely diminished," he said.
  • His eyes went to the goblet on the desk, the level of the liquid scarcely diminished, and his eyes darkened.
  • Since returning to private life his presence in Washington has scarcely diminished.
  • A plush account of Schubert's "Rosamunde" Overture was scarcely diminished by the odd loose or laggard attack.
  • No matter who or what conspired against him, Diefenbaker adhered with scarcely diminished faith to the sacredness of his own mission.
  • Last summer, the wind scarcely diminished at night, carrying embers across the widest natural firebreaks, such as canyons and rivers.
  • But their speed through the water was scarcely diminished.
  • The gloom of the stairwell was scarcely diminished by the naked, low-wattage electric bulbs that protruded from the wall at each landing.
(11) markedly, noticeably, visibly
Kolokacji: 3

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