1. Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state. 联邦制度旨在削弱中央政府的权力。
2. Deserts in sub-Saharan Africa will diminish gradually. 撒哈拉以南非洲的沙漠将逐渐减少。
3. In zones of increased turbulence, the planes' wakes will decay more quickly and the effect will diminish. 在湍流增强的区域，飞机的尾流会消失得更快，它的效果也会减弱。
4. Conversely, teachers who have a tendency to "overdirect" can diminish their gifted pupils' learning autonomy. 相反，有“过度指导”倾向的教师会削弱天才学生的学习自主性。
5. Nevertheless, Gerteis argues, these disparate party affiliations did not diminish the actuality of reformer unity, most prominent in the 1830s. 然而，格泰斯认为，这些不同的政党联盟并没有削弱改革者团结的现状，尤其是在19世纪30年代。
