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

• Another way to minimise risk would be to avoid over exposure to the marketplace in the first place.
  另一个将风险降至最低的方法是在一开始就避免对市场建立过大的敞口。
• One option is to submit them to even more intrusive regulation to minimise the risk of a collapse.
  一个方法是对它们施加更为强制性的监管，将倒闭风险降至最低。
• Some projections minimise distortions in some of these properties at the expense of others.
  一些投影会以牺牲其他方面的属性来使某些属性的变形最小化。
• Minimise and justify any adverse effect your work may have on people, animals and the natural environment.
  将自己的工作可能为人类、动物、以及自然环境造成的副作用减至最小并加以纠正。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Second, it would minimise damage to incentives.
  其次，它应将对激励机制的损害降到最低。