英语词汇minimize怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

minimize

mɪnɪmaɪz  ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz 

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense minimizes, present participle minimizing, past tense , past participle minimized

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 minimise

1 VERB 使减至最低程度;使保持最低程度 If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level. 使减至最低程度;使保持最低程度

Concerned people want to minimize the risk of developing cancer. [VERB noun]

相关人员希望尽可能降低罹癌风险。
Many of these problems can be minimised by sensible planning. [be VERB-ed]

这些问题很多可以通过合理安排尽可能避免。

SYN reduce, decrease, shrink, diminish

2 VERB 对…轻描淡写；使显得不重要 If you minimize something, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is. 对…轻描淡写；使显得不重要

Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors. [VERB noun]

有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
At his trial, he tried to minimize his behavior. [VERB noun]

接受审判的时候，他企图对自己的行为轻描淡写。

SYN play down, discount, underestimate, belittle

3 VERB 把(计算机屏幕上的窗口)最小化 If you minimize a window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it. 把(计算机屏幕上的窗口)最小化

Click the square icon again to minimize the window. [VERB noun]

再次点击正方形图标，把窗口最小化。

Word Link

minim ≈ smallest : minimal, minimize, minimum

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