He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing nothing (on purpose).

损之又损，以至于无为。

Signs now are that both are diminishing.

现在看来两种情况都有好转。

Dudley, on the other hand, looked somehow diminished.

另一方面，达力看上去倒像是缩小了一些。

Even more alarmingly, its flow is diminishing at source.

更令担忧的是它的源头水流正在逐渐减小。

But time passes and the number of those who remember is suddenly diminished.

可随着时光的流逝，能记得这场战争的数骤然减少。

When the researchers then eliminated this set of neurons, scratching was significantly diminished.

研究员消除了这组后，抓挠行为显减少。

The strengths of the written word have not been diminished by the pandemic era.

疫情时代并没有削弱书面文字的力量。

So, how can you make sure your to-do list isn't diminishing your motivation?

那么，如何确保你的待办事项清单不会消减你的动力呢？

Reason 2: The returns are diminishing.

回报正在递减。

It amplifies quieter emotions, but it diminishes the intensity of stronger feelings.

独处既可以将我们内心平静的情绪起伏放大，但与此同时，它也可以削弱我们内心强烈的情绪起伏。

They deteriorate more quickly than physical sunscreens because their ability to absorb the Sun diminishes.

它们会比物理性防晒霜更快失效，因为化防晒吸收太阳光的能力会随时间减少。

This is the law of diminishing marginal utility.

这就是边际效用递减规律。

And in the age of diminishing attention spans, it’s timely entertainment.

在注意力持续时间越来越短的时代，这是一种及时的娱乐。

And its capacity to offer leadership to the world is gravely diminished.

同时，美国领导世界的能力会被严重消弱。

His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.

他的奇的宝物已减少了一件。

Our opportunities to gather freely, in both senses of the word, have greatly diminished since the 90s.

自90年代以来，我们自由聚集的机会，无论从何种意义上说，都大大减少了。

But instead the Kurdish region and his legacy are diminished.

但是结果却是库尔德地区和他的精遗产都受到了损害。

So it is that some things are increased by being diminished, and others are diminished by being increased.

故物或损之而益，或益之而损。

Kennedy's lifelong health problems also diminished.

困扰肯尼迪终生的健康问题也有所好转。

Heart rate's increasing. Pulse is diminishing.

心跳加速，脉搏减弱。