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

• Volvo Cars has introduced waste management systems to minimise residual products and improve material utilisation.
  Volvo汽车公司采用了废物管理体系，这样可以尽可能地减少副产品并改善原材料的利用。
• 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。
• 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。
• Special considerations shall be taken to minimise the spill and dispersion of sediment and the release of toxic substances.
  应进行特别考虑，将沉淀物溢出和扩散以及有毒物质泄漏降至最低。
• 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。
• 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。
• Second, it would minimise damage to incentives.
  其次，它应将对激励机制的损害降到最低。
• 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。
• These various measures of transaction costs are analysed with the aim of developing strategies to minimise future execution costs.
  对交易成本的多种衡量将同发展战略目标一起分析，以将未来的执行成本降至最小。
• Corporations may be able to do more to maximise the gains or minimise the losses from piracy.
  企业也许能够采取进一步的行动，实现盗版收益最大化，或是相关损失最小化。