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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Where appropriate, measures should be taken to minimise the particulate contamination of the end product.
  适当的条件下，要采取措施，减少对终产品的尘埃粒子的污染。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Second, it would minimise damage to incentives.
  其次，它应将对激励机制的损害降到最低。
• 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。
• The right style of swimsuit can help to hide, minimise or emphasise what you want it to
  款式选择得当的泳装有助于按照意愿掩饰、缩小或突出某些部位。