minimize
英 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪz]
[VERB]
又拼作 minimise
minimizes , minimizing , minimized
1. [T 及物动词] 减到最低数量 , 降到最低程度
If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it from increasing beyond that level.
双语例句
例：Concerned people want to minimize the risk of developing cancer.
忧心忡忡的人们想把患上癌症的风险降到最低。
例：Many of these problems can be minimised by sensible planning.
这些问题中有许多可以通过合理计划尽可能避免。
2. [T 及物动词] 贬低…的重要性
If you minimize something, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is.
近义词
play down
双语例句
例：Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors.
有些人已经贬低了意识形态因素的重要性。
3. [T 及物动词] 使最小化
If you minimize a window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it.
双语例句
例：Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
再次点击正方形图标使那个窗口最小化。
VERB. 动词
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