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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• Second, it would minimise damage to incentives.
  其次，它应将对激励机制的损害降到最低。