| 单词 | 减小 |
| 释义 | 〔thinner〕A liquid, such as turpentine, mixed with paint or varnish to reduce its viscosity and make it easier to apply.稀释剂，稀料：一种同颜料或漆混合后能减小其粘性并使之易于使用的液体，如松节油〔burn〕Sear the lamb over high heat before lowering the flame and adding liquid. To 在减小火焰和加水之前把羊肉放在大火上烤一下。 〔contract〕Many once prosperous northern mill towns have shrunk as industry has moved to the South.因为工业迁移到了南方，许多一度繁荣的北方磨坊小镇都减小了规模。〔race〕To run too rapidly because of decreased resistance or a lighter load:使猛转：由于阻力减小或负荷变小而运转过于迅速：〔fender〕A cushioning device, such as a bundle of rope or a piece of timber, used on the side of a vessel or dock to absorb impact or friction.缓冲装置：一种减小震动或冲撞力的装置，如一捆绳子或一块木头，用在船或船坞的侧面以承受撞击或摩擦力〔unmitigated〕Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved:未减轻的：未在强度或残酷程度上减小或放宽的；未被缓解的：〔taper〕Gradually decreasing in size toward a point.逐渐变小的：在尺寸上逐渐减小以至于成为一点的〔dilute〕To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.冲淡：减小强度、浓度、纯度或变淡，尤指搀和〔detumescence〕dē- [de-] dē- [前缀，表“减小”] 〔Mesopotamia〕An ancient region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq. Probably settled before 5000b.c. , the area was the home of numerous early civilizations, including Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. It declined in importance after Mongol invaders destroyed its extensive irrigation system in a.d. 1258. 美索不达米亚：古代西南亚介于底格里斯河和幼发拉底河之间的一个地区，位于现在的伊拉克境内。可能在公元前 5000年以前就开始有人在此定居。这一地区孕育了众多的人类早期文明，其中包括苏美尔文明、阿卡德文明、巴比伦文明和亚述文明。蒙古侵略者在 公元 1258年破坏了该地区发达的灌溉系统之后，这一地区的重要性就此减小 〔fall〕To become gradually diminished in size.减小：尺寸上的减小〔disintegrate〕To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.崩溃，瓦解：减小到零件、碎片或粒子状〔diminish〕blend of diminuen [to lessen] from Old French diminuer from Latin dīminuere variant of dēminuere dē- [de-] minuere [to lessen] 混合了 diminuen [减小] 源自 古法语 diminuer 源自 拉丁语 dīminuere dēminuere的变体 dē- [前缀，表“减少”] minuere [减弱] 〔recoilless〕Of or being a weapon designed to minimize the effect of recoil:无后坐力的：属于或是采用减小后坐力影响之设计的武器的：〔tack〕A course of action meant to minimize opposition to the attainment of a goal.行动方向：意在最大限度地减小达到一个目标所遇阻力的行动路线〔take〕To reduce in size; make smaller or shorter:收缩：在尺寸上减小；使…变小或为变短：〔decrescendo〕Italian [gerund of] decrescere [to decrease] 意大利语 decrescere的动名词 [减小，减少] 〔decriminalize〕To reduce or abolish criminal penalties for:减小或废除…的刑事惩罚：〔pacific〕Tending to diminish or put an end to conflict; appeasing.求和的：试图减小或停止冲突的；平息的〔tourniquet〕-iquet [diminutive suff.] from Old French -iquet [减小的海潮] 源自 古法语 〔attenuate〕To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken.使减弱：在力量、价值、数值或程度上减小〔decrement〕from dēcrēscere [to decrease] * see decrease 源自 dēcrēscere [减少，减小] * 参见 decrease〔decrescent〕Latin dēcrēscēns dēcrēscent- [present participle of] dēcrēscere [to decrease] * see decrease 拉丁语 dēcrēscēns dēcrēscent- dēcrēscere的现在分词 [减少，减小] * 参见 decrease〔accidental〕 Fortuitous stresses chance or accident even more strongly and inferentially minimizes relation or cause: Fortuitous 甚至更强调意外或偶然并且推论性地减小关系和原因： 〔contract〕These verbs mean to decrease in size or content.Tocontract is to draw together, especially by an internal force, with a resultant reduction in size, extent, or volume: 这些动词表示缩小尺寸或减少容量。Contract 指拉在一起或收紧，尤指被一种内在力量收紧从而引起尺寸、范围或体积上的缓慢减小： 〔bushing〕A fixed or removable cylindrical metal lining used to constrain, guide, or reduce friction.衬套，套管：一种固定或可移动的圆柱形金属套管，用来压紧、引导或减小摩擦〔scotoma〕An area of diminished vision within the visual field.盲点：在可见范围内视觉减小的地区〔pH〕A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, numerically equal to 7 for neutral solutions, increasing with increasing alkalinity and decreasing with increasing acidity. The pH scale commonly in use ranges from 0 to 14.酸碱度：溶液酸性或碱性的度量，数值等于7的为中性溶液，数值增大表示碱性增大，数值减小表示酸性的增大。PH值范围一般在0到14之间〔shorten〕To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.减小…的力量，有效性或强度〔Sanforized〕A trademark used for fabric preshrunk by a patented mechanical process so as to minimize later shrinkage.桑佛瑞兹：一种用于纤维的商标，该织物用专利机械程序进行预缩整理以尽量减小以后织物的收缩程度〔let〕Let off on the gas so that we do not exceed the speed limit.减小油门以防止超过限速〔flywheel〕A heavy-rimmed rotating wheel used to minimize variations in angular velocity and revolutions per minute, as in a machine subject to fluctuation in drive and load.飞轮：一种用于减小拐弯时速度变化和每分钟转数的粗边转轮，如减小机械在运行或装载中的变化〔tarnish〕To diminish or become tainted.减小，受到玷污〔contract〕Compress applies to increased compactness brought about by pressing or squeezing;the term implies reduction in volume and change of form or shape: Compress 适用于通过压或挤所导致的密度增大；这个词含有体积减小及形式或形状上发生变化的意思： 〔taper〕A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.变尖，变细：一个细长的物体在其厚度或宽度上逐渐减小〔take〕To reduce in size; shorten or tighten:缩减，改紧：在尺寸上减小；缩短或使…更紧：〔gnaw〕To cause erosion or gradual diminishment.侵蚀，消耗：使侵蚀或渐渐减小〔wane〕The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing.衰退：逐渐没落或减小的行为或过程〔wane〕To exhibit a decreasing illuminated area from full moon to new moon.（月）亏，缺：从满月到新月期间表现出逐渐减小的明亮区〔surfactant〕A substance composed of lipoprotein that is secreted by the alveolar cells of the lung and serves to maintain the stability of pulmonary tissue by reducing the surface tension of fluids that coat the lung.表面活性剂：一种由脂蛋白组成的物质，是由肺部的肺泡细胞分泌的，通过减小肺部表面的液体表面张力来维持肺组织的稳定性 |
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