minimized

英 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd]

美 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd]

v.  使减少到最低限度; 降低; 贬低; 使显得不重要; (尤指在计算机屏幕上)使最小化
minimize的过去分词和过去式

过去式：minimized　

COCA.39324

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 minimise


• VERB 使减至最低程度;使保持最低程度
  If youminimizea risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level.
  1. Concerned people want to minimize the risk of developing cancer...
     相关人员希望尽可能降低罹癌风险。
  2. Many of these problems can be minimised by sensible planning.
     这些问题很多可以通过合理安排尽可能避免。
• VERB 对…轻描淡写；使显得不重要
  If youminimizesomething, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is.
  1. Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors...
     有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
  2. At his trial, he tried to minimize his behavior.
     接受审判的时候，他企图对自己的行为轻描淡写。
• VERB 把(计算机屏幕上的窗口)最小化
  If youminimizea window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it.
  1. Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
     再次点击正方形图标，把窗口最小化。

英英释义

adj

• reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree

双语例句

• If friction is not minimized, excessive heat and wear will severely limit the life and usefulness of machines.
  过多的摩擦会产生过多的热量和磨损，从而严重限制机器的寿命和性能。
• Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors
  有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
• Oddly, only two of these three states have been given names by Microsoft: minimized and maximized.
  奇怪的是微软只命名了这3种状态中的两种，即最小化和最大化。
• Second, the production and distribution cycle was short, which minimized inventories.
  其次，生产周期和分配周期较短，这帮助库存降至最低水平。
• There will be data loss, but the impact to database performance is minimized.
  此时将会存在数据丢失的现象，但对数据库性能的影响可降低到最低限度。
• The waste that can not be minimized, reused or recovered shall be stored and disposed of safely.
  不能最小化、重复利用或回收的废物应安全储存和处理。
• The need for creating, maintaining and merging several versions of the code is also minimized or eliminated.
  而且不需要或很少需要创建、维护和合并多个版本的代码。
• Energy expenditure can be minimized by a properly performed above-the-knee amputation.
  能量消耗可通过恰当的膝上截肢术最小化。
• Cost is minimized by sacrificing the intelligence needed to route packets.
  由于牺牲了规定包路由所需的智能，从而使成本降低。
• This impact can be minimized by careful placement of the federated server logs on high-performance disks.
  通过小心地将联邦服务器日志放置在高性能磁盘上，可以最小化这种影响。