minimise

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美

v.  把…减至最低数量〔程度〕; 对(某事物)作最低估计；极力贬低(某事物)的价值〔重要性〕

现在分词：minimising　过去分词：minimised　第三人称单数：minimises　过去式：minimised　

IELTS

BNC.5827

英英释义

verb

• make small or insignificant
  1. Let's minimize the risk
  Synonym:minimize
• represent as less significant or important
  Synonym:understateminimizedownplay

双语例句

• This is a very valuable asset in love and can minimise the problems in a relationship.
  这在爱情中是一个很好的条件，并能将一段感情里面产生的问题最小化。
• One advantage of doing so is that it should minimise any growth collapse.
  这么做的一个好处是，它应该能够最小化任何增长崩溃。
• Second, it would minimise damage to incentives.
  其次，它应将对激励机制的损害降到最低。
• So what are some of the things we can do to minimise such interruptions and distractions?
  那么有什么方法可以让我们把干扰和注意力分散最小化么？
• We must minimise the damage done by this upheaval.
  我们必须将这一动荡造成的损失降至最低。
• Corporations may be able to do more to maximise the gains or minimise the losses from piracy.
  企业也许能够采取进一步的行动，实现盗版收益最大化，或是相关损失最小化。
• Another way to minimise risk would be to avoid over exposure to the marketplace in the first place.
  另一个将风险降至最低的方法是在一开始就避免对市场建立过大的敞口。
• This could both minimise costs to rich countries and secure transfers to those which emit less.
  这将一方面最小化富国的成本，另一方面保障向排放量较小国家的资金与技术转移。
• The oil companies, meanwhile, have done some furtive checking on their own practices, to minimise the risk that they might suffer a similar accident, but they have all insisted that the disaster will make no difference to their plans for offshore exploration and development.
  与此同时，石油公司私下里对自己的活动进行了一些核查，将自己遭遇类似事故的风险最小化。但它们都坚称，这场灾难不会影响其海上勘探和开发计划。
• Where appropriate, measures should be taken to minimise the particulate contamination of the end product.
  适当的条件下，要采取措施，减少对终产品的尘埃粒子的污染。