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

• 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。
• 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。
• It must now minimise the scale of the slowdown and create a more robust economic and financial regime.
  目前，它必须尽量减小经济减速的幅度，并创建一套更加稳健的经济和金融体制。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must do everything we can to minimise these avoidable tragedies.
  因此，我们必须竭尽所能，设法减少这些本可避免的悲剧发生。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This feature will automatically adjust the headlight angle and direction based on road and driving conditions to minimise glare.
  这个功能将会自动调整角度和方向灯基于道路和驾驶条件最小化眩光。