Signs now are that both are diminishing.

现在看来两种情况都有好转。

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。

Reason 2: The returns are diminishing.

回报正在递减。

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？

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。

But even there, the risk is of diminishing returns.

但即便如此，风险犹存，因为回报越来越少。

Heart rate's increasing. Pulse is diminishing.

心跳加速，脉搏减弱。

Or perhaps taste in drugs is changing rather than diminishing.

也许毒并未消失，只是变换了毒类型。

They've run up against the law of diminishing marginal returns.

这违反了边际收益递减法则。

They have begun to ban or crimp imports themselves, abruptly diminishing a booming business.

并已经开始禁止或限制进口，这突然削弱了蓬勃发展的业务。

Death tolls continued to rise across Europe, but in almost all instances at diminishing rates.

欧洲各地的死亡数继续上升，不过总体情况是新增比例出现下降。

Your reduced thirst makes you mildly dehydrated, diminishing transmission through sneezes, coughs, vomit, or diarrhea.

感觉不到口渴会使你轻微脱水，减少通过打喷嚏，咳嗽，呕吐，和腹泻传播的病菌。

The protein follistatin, has an antagonist effect to myostatin, diminishing myostatin's muscle limiting effect.

卵泡抑素蛋白与肌抑素存在拮抗作用，它能降低肌抑素对肌肉的限制。

Because you can only study so many hours in a day, longer hours yields diminishing returns.

因为你一天只能习这么多小时，更长的时间会产生报酬递减。

I'm very much afraid that you see the new arrangement as diminishing your own importance.

恐怕你认为新的体系会削减你的重要性。

The shape of the demand curve reflects the idea of the law of diminishing marginal utility.

需求曲线的形状反映了边际效用递减规律的概念。

Studies pinpoint the ideal age as 6 years old, with diminishing ability from that point forward.

研究指出，理想年龄为6岁，从那时起，能力逐渐下降。

My bank account was diminishing quickly, so it was time to get back to paid employment, and fast.

那阵子我的经压力很大，是该好好挣钱了，而且刻不容缓。

This strain, which is a continued trilling sound, is repeated with diminishing intervals, until it becomes almost incessant.

持续啼鸣所带来的音调张力，每隔一段时间就会渐渐减弱，几乎从不间断。