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

• SKF has released Y-bearing units that are optimise productivity and minimise costs in a diverse variety of industrial applications.
  SKF的已发布的Y-轴承单元是优化生产力和降低成本在一个多样化的各种工业应用。
• The right style of swimsuit can help to hide, minimise or emphasise what you want it to
  款式选择得当的泳装有助于按照意愿掩饰、缩小或突出某些部位。
• 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。
• Minimise and justify any adverse effect your work may have on people, animals and the natural environment.
  将自己的工作可能为人类、动物、以及自然环境造成的副作用减至最小并加以纠正。
• Then as now, they hoped to minimise the services while maximising the revenues.
  和现在一样，他们希望将服务最少化，收入最大化。
• The Mayor of Jerusalem has tried to minimise conflict by maintaining a middle way between the various religions.
  耶路撒冷市市长对各宗教采取折中的态度，力图使冲突最小化。
• 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。
• 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。
• Economic stimulus can be justified to minimise excess economic adjustment.
  经济刺激可以使经济过度调整的幅度最小化。
• 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。