minimal

英 [ˈmɪnɪməl]

美 [ˈmɪnɪməl]

adj.  极小的; 极少的; 最小的

CET6TOEFLIELTS医学

Collins.2 / BNC.4547 / COCA.4313

牛津词典

adj.

• 极小的；极少的；最小的
  very small in size or amount; as small as possible
  1. The work was carried out at minimal cost.
     这项工作是以最少的开销完成的。
  2. There's only a minimal amount of risk involved.
     所冒的风险极小。
  3. The damage to the car was minimal.
     汽车受到的损坏很小。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 最小的;极少的;最低限度的
  Something that isminimalis very small in quantity, value, or degree.
  1. The co-operation between the two is minimal...
     双方的合作是最低限度的。
  2. One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure.
     这些改革的目的之一就是以最低成本实现有效的防御。

英英释义

adj

• the least possible
  1. needed to enforce minimal standards
  2. her grades were minimal
  3. minimum wage
  4. a minimal charge for the service
  Synonym:minimum

双语例句

• The combination of HTTP and BPEL is a minimal configuration that can perform a useful amount of work.
  HTTP和BPEL组合是执行有效工作量的最小配置。
• Plug-ins that are installed but not used have minimal impact on performance.
  已安装但未使用的插件对性能的影响最小。
• Side effects include soreness and a minimal risk of infection.
  而副作用包含了疼痛和注射时候的风险。
• One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure.
  这些改革的目的之一就是以最低成本实现有效的防御。
• Because we took the whole class for a complete afternoon session, organisational problems were minimal.
  我们带着全班上了整整一个下午的课，所以课堂安排上基本没什么问题。
• DB2 handles these versioning and temporal queries automatically and transparently with minimal impact on existing applications.
  DB2会自动和透明地处理这些版本控制和时态查询，对现有应用程序的影响极小。
• The co-operation between the two is minimal
  双方的合作是最低限度的。
• We talk about the maximal elements, the minimal elements and the covering elements.
  讨论了保序变换半群上的关于自然偏序的极大元、极小元和覆盖元。
• The likelihood of infection is minimal
  感染的可能性极小。
• I made a minimal incision in the chest cavity.
  我在胸腔出做了个最小切口。