1 ADJ [ADJ n] 最小的;最低限度的 You use minimum to describe an amount which is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required. 最小的;最低限度的
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He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman.
他只有5英尺9英寸高，刚刚达到当警察的最低身高要求。
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...a rise in the minimum wage.
最低工资的提高
SYN lowest, smallest, least, slightest
2 ADJ [ADJ n] (数量)极少的 You use minimum to state how small an amount is. (数量)极少的
3 ADV 最低;至少 If you say that something is a particular amount minimum, you mean that this is the smallest amount it should be or could possibly be, although a larger amount is acceptable or very possible. 最低;至少
4 PHRASE 至少;最小 You use at a minimum, or at the minimum, when you want to indicate that something is the very least which could or should happen. 至少;最小
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This would take three months at a minimum.
这至少要3个月。
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At the minimum, they must be guaranteed against any form of further attack.
至少要保证他们不再受到任何形式的攻击。
5 PHRASE 尽可能少的数量;最低限度 If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible. 尽可能少的数量;最低限度
Word PartnershipWord Link
| Word Partnership | Use minimum with: |
| N. | minimum age, minimum balance, minimum payment, minimum purchase, minimum requirement, minimum salary 1 |
| ADJ. | absolute minimum, bare minimum 1 2 |
| Word Link | minim ≈ smallest : minimal, minimize, minimum |
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