1 N-COUNT [usually singular] 刻意迎合大多数人的计划(或政策) If you describe a plan or policy as the lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it has been deliberately made too simple so that nobody will disagree. 刻意迎合大多数人的计划(或政策) [disapproval]
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Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.
虽然计划获得一致通过,但这并不意味着它为回避矛盾而刻意简单化了。
2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 迎合大众口味的东西 If you say that something is designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it is designed to be liked by the majority of people. 迎合大众口味的东西 [disapproval]
3 N-COUNT 最小公分母 In mathematics, the lowest common denominator is the smallest number that all the numbers on the bottom of a particular group of fractions can be divided into. 最小公分母 [technical]