英汉词典

1.The value of a college degree is diminishing, and our upward mobility is declining.

大学学位正在逐渐贬值，我们的向上流动也在放缓。

2.I was flying in ever-diminishing circles.

我在一个越来越小的圈子里兜兜转转。

3.This was debated eagerly at first, but with diminishing coherence as the champagne took hold.

辩论一开始满热烈的，可是上了香槟后，条理性就降低了。

4.There are those who consider it questionable that these defense-linked research projects will either improve our standard of living or do much to protect our diminishing resources.

有些人怀疑这些与国防有关的研究项目能否提高我们的生活水平，或者对保护我们日益减少的资源能否起到很大的作用。

5.This causes less water to be released, diminishing the tree's cooling power.

这样引起更少水分释放，减弱树木降温能力。

6.Unfortunately, such a strategy will quickly reach a point of diminishing returns.

不幸的是，这种策略将很快达到报酬拐点。

7.The government now supports the elderly, diminishing the need for children.

政府现在支持老年人，减少了对于儿童数量的需求（的关注）。

8.She calculates 40 hours as almost exactly her point of diminishing returns.

她认为自己的收益递减点差不多刚好是40个小时。

9.The key is finding the point of diminishing returns for your team.

关键是找到减少对团队的回报的要点。