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

• 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。
• And what can the traveller do to minimise the confusion involved and the inconvenience caused?
  对于旅客而言，他们怎么才能让飞机晚点导致的混乱和不便降至最低呢？
• 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。
• But I like businesses with small headquarters – they are better placed to minimise bureaucracy and office politics.
  但我喜欢总部规模较小的企业，它们在尽可能地减少官僚体制和办公室政治方面更有优势。
• To minimise loss and risk, China needs co-operation with other countries in risky investments.
  为了将损失和风险降到最低，中国需要在有风险的投资上与其他国家合作。
• 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。
• So we should have QC procedures at each stage to minimise the chance of contamination.
  所以我们生产中的每一阶段都应该有QC措施，把污染的可能性控制在最小范围。
• This gives us a much clearer picture of noise patterns and how they can be controlled to minimise their impact on the wider community.
  这给了我们一个更清晰的图像噪音模式，以及他们如何可以控制，尽量减少其对更广泛的社会影响。
• 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。
• 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。