minimum

英 [ˈmɪnɪməm]

美 [ˈmɪnɪməm]

adj.  最低的; 最小的; 最低限度的
n.  最小值; 最少量; 最低限度; 极小量

复数：minima　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2715 / COCA.3633

牛津词典

adj.

• 最低的；最小的；最低限度的
  the smallest that is possible or allowed; extremely small
  1. a minimum charge/price
     最低收费 / 价格
  2. the minimum age for retirement
     退休的最低年龄
  3. The work was done with the minimum amount of effort.
     做这项工作没费什么劲。

noun

• 最小值；最少量；最低限度
  the smallest or lowest amount that is possible, required or recorded
  1. costs should be kept to a minimum .
     成本应保持在最低限度。
  2. The class needs a minimum of six students to continue.
     这个班最少需要六名学生才可以继续办下去。
  3. As an absolute minimum , you should spend two hours in the evening studying.
     你每天晚上应花两个小时学习，这绝对是最低要求。
  4. Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees.
     气温会降到最低点10度。
• 极小量
  an extremely small amount
  1. He passed the exams with the minimum of effort.
     他没费什么劲就通过了考试。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 最小的;最低限度的
  You useminimumto describe an amount which is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required.
  1. He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman.
     他只有5英尺9英寸高，刚刚达到当警察的最低身高要求。
  2. ...a rise in the minimum wage.
     最低工资的提高
  3. Minimumis also a noun.
     
  4. This will take a minimum of one hour...
     这至少要花去一个小时。
  5. Four foot should be seen as an absolute minimum.
     绝对不能比4英尺再少了。
• ADJ (数量)极少的
  You useminimumto state how small an amount is.
  1. The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort...
     稍加努力就能满足生活的基本需求。
  2. Neil and Chris try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden.
     尼尔与克里斯想尽可能少花时间打理花园。
  3. Minimumis also a noun.
     
  4. With a minimum of fuss, she produced the grandson he had so desperately wished for.
     没经过多少忙乱，她就生了一个他做梦都想要的孙子。
• ADV 最低;至少
  If you say that something is a particular amountminimum, you mean that this is the smallest amount it should be or could possibly be, although a larger amount is acceptable or very possible.
  1. You're talking over a thousand pounds minimum for one course.
     你说的可是一门课程收费至少1,000英镑。
• PHRASE 至少;最小
  You useat a minimum, orat the minimum, when you want to indicate that something is the very least which could or should happen.
  1. This would take three months at a minimum...
     这至少要3个月。
  2. At the minimum, they must be guaranteed against any form of further attack.
     至少要保证他们不再受到任何形式的攻击。
• PHRASE 尽可能少的数量;最低限度
  If you say that someone keeps somethingto a minimum, orto the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
  1. Office machinery is kept to a minimum...
     办公室的机器数量维持在最低限度。
  2. She has now cut her teaching hours to the minimum.
     她现在已经把她的教学时间减至最低限度。

英英释义

noun

• the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
• the smallest possible quantity
  Synonym:lower limit

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:minimal

双语例句

• Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
  至少煮两个小时，或一直煮到肉变烂为止。
• This would take three months at a minimum
  这至少要3个月。
• This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
  这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力告吹。
• The Companies Act lays down a set of minimum requirements
  《公司法》规定了一系列最低标准。
• Office machinery is kept to a minimum
  办公室的机器数量维持在最低限度。
• You're talking over a thousand pounds minimum for one course.
  你说的可是一门课程收费至少1,000英镑。
• About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider
  12英寸左右的宽度绝对是你应考虑的最低值。
• It was achieved with minimum fuss and maximum efficiency.
  事情事半功倍地完成了。
• In some cases there is a minimum age limit.
  有些情况下有最低年龄限制。
• Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.
  最低养老金和最低工资要与通货膨胀挂钩。