minimise

US ['mɪnɪmaɪz]
UK ['mɪnɪmaɪz]
  • v.使减少到最低限度；降低；贬低；使显得不重要
  • Web把···减到最少；使减至最小限度；把…减至最低数量

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minimise
v.
1.
~ sth
使减少到最低限度to reduce sth, especially sth bad, to the lowest possible level
Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.
保持清洁有助于最大限度地减少感染的危险。
2.
~ sth
降低；贬低；使显得不重要to try to make sth seem less important than it really is
He always tried to minimize his own faults, while exaggerating those of others.
他总是试图对自己的错误轻描淡写，对别人的错误夸大其词。
3.
~ sth
（尤指在计算机屏幕上）使最小化to make sth small, especially on a computer screen
Minimize any windows you have open.
把你打开的所有窗口最小化。

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1.
The company said the BEL 290 has been designed to minimise energy waste during slow or paused case production upstream.
该公司表示，比利时290的设计以尽量减低在减缓或暂停的情况下生产的上游能源浪费。
gāi gōng sī biǎo shì , bǐ lì shí èr bǎi jiǔ shí de shè jì yǐ jǐn liàng jiǎn dī zài jiǎn huǎn huò zàn tíng de qíng kuàng xià shēng chǎn de shàng yóu néng yuán làng fèi 。
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2.
In his book Lord Ashcroft argues that the "skill of the businessman is to minimise the amount of damage to his company during the storm. "
在书中阿什克罗夫特勋爵称“商人的本领就是在危机期间使自己公司的损失最小化。”
zài shū zhōng ā shí kè luó fū tè xūn jué chēng " shāng rén de běn lǐng jiù shì zài wēi jī qī jiān shǐ zì jǐ gōng sī de sǔn shī zuì xiǎo huà 。 "
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3.
Now the pendulum is beginning to swing back as local governments attempt to minimise job losses in their own back yards.
如今，由于当地政府试图将本地的失业率降至最低，钟摆开始回摆。
rú jīn , yóu yú dāng dì zhèng fǔ shì tú jiāng běn dì de shī yè lǜ jiàng zhì zuì dī , zhōng bǎi kāi shǐ huí bǎi 。
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4.
This grim record makes it near-impossible for outsiders to take seriously Sudan's claims that it is trying to minimise the violence.
这些令人毛骨悚然的纪录近乎不可能让外界真心接受苏丹所谓正在努力将暴力降至最小程度的宣传。
zhè xiē lìng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de jì lù jìn hū bù kě néng ràng wài jiè zhēn xīn jiē shòu sū dān suǒ wèi zhèng zài nǔ lì jiāng bào lì jiàng zhì zuì xiǎo chéng dù de xuān chuán 。
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5.
but it's taken a few wise steps to minimise some of the fumbling inherent with such a system.
但它采取了一些明智的措施，尽量减少与这种固有的模式的错误。
dàn tā cǎi qǔ le yì xiē míng zhì de cuò shī , jǐn liàng jiǎn shǎo yǔ zhè zhǒng gù yǒu de mó shì de cuò wù 。
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6.
Adults were drawn from the same communities as the children surveyed in an attempt to minimise demographic differences beyond age.
这些成年人与孩子们都来自同样的社区，以便规避年龄因素之外的其它人口统计特征的差异。
zhè xiē chéng nián rén yǔ hái zi men dōu lái zì tóng yàng de shè qū , yǐ biàn guī bì nián líng yīn sù zhī wài de qí tā rén kǒu tǒng jì tè zhēng de chā yì 。
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7.
In a statement, Debenhams said it had endeavoured to minimise job losses by integrating the Jervis Street and Henry Street stores.
在声明中Debenhams说，他们通过将Jervis街和亨利街商店进行整合，已经设法把失业降到最低限度。
zài shēng míng zhōng Debenhams shuō , tā men tōng guò jiāng Jervis jiē hé hēng lì jiē shāng diàn jìn xíng zhěng hé , yǐ jīng shè fǎ bǎ shī yè jiàng dào zuì dī xiàn dù 。
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8.
These can be issued to minimise a tax liability, but could also be used in place of shares as part of a deferral arrangements.
这样做可以使纳税义务最小化，也可以作为延缓安排的一部分来代替股票。
zhè yàng zuò kě yǐ shǐ nà shuì yì wù zuì xiǎo huà , yě kě yǐ zuò wéi yán huǎn ān pái de yí bù fen lái dài tì gǔ piào 。
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9.
To minimise the chance of her identity being revealed, Jessica has never before talked to a journalist. But now she feels a duty to speak.
为了把身份暴露的机会减到最小，杰卡西没敢跟一位记者交谈过，但是现在她感着了一种说话的义务。
wèi le bǎ shēn fèn bào lù de jī huì jiǎn dào zuì xiǎo , jié kǎ xī méi gǎn gēn yī wèi jì zhě jiāo tán guò , dàn shì xiàn zài tā gǎn zhe le yī zhǒng shuō huà de yì wù 。
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10.
"The roasting process can be manipulated to bring out different flavours and minimise any deleterious compounds produced, " he said.
我们可以通过对烘焙过程的监控来产生不同的味道，同时把有害物质的产量减少到最低。
wǒ men kě yǐ tōng guò duì hōng bèi guò chéng de jiān kòng lái chǎn shēng bù tóng de wèi dào , tóng shí bǎ yǒu hài wù zhì de chǎn liàng jiǎn shǎo dào zuì dī 。
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