minimize

英 ['mɪnɪmaɪz] 美 ['mɪnɪmaɪz]

• v. 将 ... 减到最少；贬低

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 把…减至最低数量〔程度〕

   lessen to the smallest possible amount or degree

2. vt. 对(某事物)作最低估计；极力贬低(某事物)的价值〔重要性〕

   estimate (sth) at the smallest possible amount;reduce the true value or importance of (sth)

英英释义

Verb:

1. make small or insignificant;

   "Let's minimize the risk"
   

2. represent as less significant or important

3. cause to seem less serious; play down;

   "Don't belittle his influence"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Governments consider it prudent to minimize the risk.
   各国政府均认为把这种危害降低到最小程度的做法是明智的。
2. The polar explorers took every precaution to minimize the dangers of their trip.
   极地探险者十分小心谨慎，以便使旅途的危险性减少到最小。
3. A sound approach to the problem is to minimize the number of parts.
   正确解决这一问题的方法是把零件的数目减至最少。
4. He minimized the value of her contribution to his research so that he got all the praise.
   他极力贬低她在那项研究中的贡献，从而独获全部奖励。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. You can minimize the dangers of driving by taking care to obey the rules of the road.
   严格遵守交通规则，你就能把行车危险降到最低点。
2. He minimized the value of her contribution to his research so that he got all the praise.
   他极力贬低她在那项研究中的贡献，从而独获全部奖励。

经典引文

• There's more than one..layout for the carpet to minimise wastage.

  出自：Which?

词汇搭配

• minimize on use 自动缩成图标...
• minimize button 最小化按钮

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. minimize在英式英语中又作minimise。

近反义词

【近义词】

• curtail 缩减
• lessen 减少
• belittle 轻视
• reduce 减少
• disparage 蔑视
• diminish 减少
• abate 缓和
• play down 降低
• make light of 轻视
• dismiss 开除
• shrug off 不理
• brush off 刷掉
• write off 勾销
• attenuate 变细
• minify 使变小
• abbreviate 缩写
• pare 削减
• prune 修剪
• underestimate 低估
• misprize 轻视
• slight 轻微的
• caricature 讽刺画
• underrate 低估
• satirize 讽刺
• ridicule 嘲笑
• decry 责难
• disregard 不顾
• laugh at 嘲笑
• lower 低的
• at 在
• laugh 发笑
• minimise 尽量减少
• denigrate 诋毁
• understate 轻描淡写地说...
• derogate 贬低
• downplay 低估

【反义词】

• maximize 使增加至最大限度...

派生词

v.(动词)

• minimization n. 对事情作最低估计‖minimizer n. 对事情作最低估计的人