1. 递减,减少：difference in price 价差 | Diminishing 递减,减少 | diminishing balance method of depreciation 余额递减折旧方法

2. 递减：diminishing returns 收益递减 | diminishing 递减 | diminishingly 逐渐减小地

3. 逐渐缩小的：diminish v.(使)减少, (使)变小 | diminishing 逐渐缩小的 | discard vt.丢弃, 抛弃

4. 减少：diminishingstuff渐薄船壳板 | diminishing减少 | diminutioncoil灭弧线圈

adj

1. becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

e.g. diminishing returns
his diminishing respect for her