minimized

英 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd]

美 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd]

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
minimize的过去分词和过去式

过去式：minimized　

COCA.39324

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。

英英释义

adj

• reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree

双语例句

• If someone is not fully understood then it also feels as if the problem is minimized.
  在那个人没有被充分理解的条件下，给人的感觉就是这个问题被“最小化”了。
• Energy expenditure can be minimized by a properly performed above-the-knee amputation.
  能量消耗可通过恰当的膝上截肢术最小化。
• Platforms, ladders and stairways shall be minimized consistent with access and safety requirements.
  平台、梯子和楼梯应减到最少以符合通道和安全要求。
• Cost is minimized by sacrificing the intelligence needed to route packets.
  由于牺牲了规定包路由所需的智能，从而使成本降低。
• This impact can be minimized by careful placement of the federated server logs on high-performance disks.
  通过小心地将联邦服务器日志放置在高性能磁盘上，可以最小化这种影响。
• Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors
  有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
• If friction is not minimized, excessive heat and wear will severely limit the life and usefulness of machines.
  过多的摩擦会产生过多的热量和磨损，从而严重限制机器的寿命和性能。
• Linear problems can be either maximized or minimized.
  线性问题可以是最大化问题，也可以是最小化问题。
• They minimized the accident.
  他们低估了意外事件的严重性。
• Backup and recovery are essential for any business environment where data loss must be minimized if not totally avoided.
  对于必须最小化数据丢失（如果不能完全避免的话）的任何业务环境，备份和恢复是最基本的操作。