minimizes

英 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzɪz]

美 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzɪz]

v.  使减少到最低限度; 降低; 贬低; 使显得不重要; (尤指在计算机屏幕上)使最小化
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柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 minimise


• VERB 使减至最低程度;使保持最低程度
  If youminimizea risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level.
  1. Concerned people want to minimize the risk of developing cancer...
     相关人员希望尽可能降低罹癌风险。
  2. Many of these problems can be minimised by sensible planning.
     这些问题很多可以通过合理安排尽可能避免。
• VERB 对…轻描淡写；使显得不重要
  If youminimizesomething, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is.
  1. Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors...
     有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
  2. At his trial, he tried to minimize his behavior.
     接受审判的时候，他企图对自己的行为轻描淡写。
• VERB 把(计算机屏幕上的窗口)最小化
  If youminimizea window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it.
  1. Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
     再次点击正方形图标，把窗口最小化。

双语例句

• This minimizes the amount of data retrieved to just the columns specified.
  这样做能够最小化针对指定列需要检索的数据量。
• This design minimizes the capacitance between conductors to approach accuracy in sound and maximized performance.
  这个设计使导体之间电容值减到最小，以达到声音精准性和最好的表现。
• See which option minimizes your risk.
  看哪个选择会把你的风险最小化。
• Embedding minimizes errors because the end user has only one file.
  嵌入减少了错误，因为最终用户只有一个文件。
• This minimizes the cost of correcting the bug as well as its impact on schedules.
  迭代测试最小化了纠正错误的花费。
• Planning minimizes costs because of the emphasis on efficient operation and consistency.
  规划可使成本降至最低，因为它强调有效的经营和相互协调一致。
• A weekend is ideal because this minimizes downtime.
  因为这将减少时间，所以周末是比较理想的。
• This minimizes the need for print/ logging statements inside the code which can be time consuming and error-prone.
  这降低了在代码中添加print/logging语句的需求，这个工作很耗时且容易出错。
• Turning on the Smart Definitions option minimizes download time, installation time, and system start time.
  开启智能定义功能会使下载时间，安装时间和系统启动时间最短化。
• It minimizes the implementation complexity of working with shards data.
  它最小化处理碎片数据的实现复杂性。