minimize

verb

1. 使减少到最低限度
   to reduce sth, especially sth bad, to the lowest possible level
   1. 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. 降低；贬低；使显得不重要
   to try to make sth seem less important than it really is
   1. 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. （尤指在计算机屏幕上）使最小化
   to make sth small, especially on a computer screen
   1. Minimize any windows you have opened.
      把你打开的所有窗口最小化。

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 minimise


1. VERB 使减至最低程度;使保持最低程度
   If you minimize a 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。
2. VERB 对…轻描淡写；使显得不重要
   If you minimize something, 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。
3. VERB 把(计算机屏幕上的窗口)最小化
   If you minimize a 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。

1. To minimize collateral damage maximum precision in bombing was required.
   为了尽量减低附带性破坏，轰炸须做到最大程度的精确。
2. The next hearings will be structured differently in order to minimize the inquisitorial atmosphere.
   下次听证会将以不同的方式进行，以尽可能淡化审判似的气氛。
3. 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。
4. Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors
   有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
5. 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。
6. Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
   再次点击正方形图标，把窗口最小化。
7. In order to minimize the boundary layer effects, the nozzles were made as short as possible.
   为了减少附面层效应，喷嘴做得尽可能地短些。
8. You can use this option to minimize the risk of security vulnerabilities in the AIX operating system.
   可以使用这个选项尽可能降低AIX操作系统中的安全风险。
9. This requires integration patterns to minimize the effect on other applications due to changes made to one application.
   这要求集成模式对一个应用程序的更改使对其他应用程序造成的影响减到最小。
10. Because we want to minimize the dependencies, we create an interface between the two.
    因为我们要将这种依赖性降到最低，我们在这两者之间创建一个接口。
11. This would eliminate duplicate and incorrect service interface information and minimize the consequence of having orphaned services.
    这将消除重复条目和不正确的接口信息，并最小化包含孤立服务的结果。
12. You use JSON to minimize data exchange when making asynchronous calls.
    文中使用了JSON，以便在进行异步调用时最小化数据交换。
13. Minimize data-and page-size overhead.
    最小化数据大小和页面大小开销。
14. The building-block approach helped minimize business risks, improve reliability, and reduce implementation costs.
    构建块方法有助于最小化业务风险、提高可靠性和减少实现成本。
15. Project Crossbow brought virtualization and bandwidth resource control into the network stack to minimize complexity and overhead.
    ProjectCrossbow将虚拟化和带宽资源控制带入到网络栈中，最小化复杂性和开销。
16. You can take advantage of the cloud infrastructure to minimize set up and software updates.
    您可以利用云计算基础架构来最大化设置和软件更新。
17. We want to minimize labor costs associated with provisioning application environments and maintaining configuration inventories.
    我们需要最小化与预防应用环境和维护配置清单有关的人工成本。
18. Did your attention to detail minimize errors and reduce customer complaints?
    你对细节的关注有减少错误和客户投诉吗？
19. These procedures have been prepared and implemented to provide consistency and minimize risk during Wire line and Work-over operations.
    这些程序的制定和贯彻是为了在钢丝和修井作业中提供连续性和最小风险。
20. The minimize and maximize buttons have to be turned off for the help button to appear.
    必须关闭最小化和最大化按钮，帮助按钮才会出现。
21. Reducing friction to minimize wear and loss of power is primary job a lubrication system must perform.
    减少摩擦，尽量减少磨损和功率损失的主要职责是一润滑系统必须执行。
22. Implement the approved actions and workarounds required to minimize the impact of project risks.
    执行批准的行动和所需的权变措施，来最小化项目风险的影响。
23. That's why we need invention and theory in finance to minimize that.
    因此我们需要新的金融发明和理论，来将危机最小化。
24. Minimize losses to equipment and system caused by fault;
    将故障造成的设备损失和系统损失降到最低；
25. To minimize these effects, the sample should be properly shielded to avoid external charges.
    要想最大限度减少这些影响，应该对样本进行适当的屏蔽以避免外部电荷。
26. Well, I had read about the trim on minimize option and had used it.
    嗯，我读了有关装饰尽量选择和使用它。
27. This will minimize change of shape not only during machining but during subsequent heat treating as well.
    这不仅将加工中的外形变形最小化了，而且也将随后的热处理变形最小化了。
28. Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk.
    对最小风险的严密注意或警觉。
29. Several steps and strategies have been developed to minimize these risks.
    有关人士发展了若干措施和方法以减少这些风险。
30. Among these essential commodities, I would include the information needed to avoid or minimize health risks.
    在这些基本商品中，我想纳入为避免或尽量减少健康风险所需的信息。

verb

1. make small or insignificant
   1. Let's minimize the risk

   Synonym:    minimise

2. represent as less significant or important

   Synonym:    understateminimisedownplay

3. cause to seem less serious
   1. Don't belittle his influence

   Synonym:    belittledenigratederogate