Minimize
[ 'mɪnɪmaɪz ]
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vt. 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];极度轻视;
💡 词根助记
minim小+ize动词后缀→使缩小
📝 例句
To minimize this cost, authority should be decentralized wherever feasible.
为了减少这方面的损失，可把职权作适当的分散。
I have no wish to minimize his role or his achievement.
我不想低估他的作用,也不想贬低他的成就。
Governments consider it prudent to minimize the risk.
各国政府均认为把这种危害降低到最小程度的做法是明智的。
We've taken steps to minimize the losses.
我们已采取措施尽量减少损失。
To minimize the risk of burglary, install a good alarm system.
安装可靠的报警设备以减低被盗的风险.
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“没那麦子”:没那麦子,面食将将减少到最低限量
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-min-表示“小”
📖 牛津释义
minimize
minimise, v [Tn]
1 reduce (sth) to the smallest amount or degree 使（某事物）减至最小量或最低程度
To minimize the risk of burglary, install a good alarm system. 安装可靠的报警设备以减低被盗的风险.
2 estimate (sth) at the smallest possible amount; reduce the true value or importance of (sth) 对（某事物）作最低估计; 贬低（某事物）的价值或重要性
He minimized the value of her contribution to his research so that he got all the praise. 他极力贬低她在那项研究中的贡献, 从而独获全部奖励. Cf 参看 maximize.
🎯 考研助记
minim(小)+ize(化): v.最小化
🔁 扩展释义
*['minimaiz]vt. 将...减到最少vt. 最小化vi. 最小化【计】 最小化【经】 使缩到最小, 减到最少
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「计算机」词汇
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Before you leave the lab, make sure the electricity is turned off and the windows are shut.
你们离开实验室前，务必要关上电源，关好窗户。
By bicycle? From Beijing? That's a long trip.
骑自行车去？从北京出发？这可是长途旅行呀。
Companies that make telephones and computers and so on prefer to employ women.
生产电话、电子计算机等之类的公司，更喜欢雇佣女性。