minimize

英式音标：[ˈmɪnɪmaɪz]

美式音标：[ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz]

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概况：

vt. 使减到最少；小看，极度轻视

vi. 最小化

词义：

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；

变形

过去式：minimized过去分词：minimized现在分词：minimizing第三人称单数：minimizes

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. 把…减至最低数量〔程度〕 lessen to the smallest possible amount or degree

vt. 对(某事物)作最低估计；极力贬低(某事物)的价值〔重要性〕 estimate (sth) at the smallest possible amount;reduce the true value or importance of (sth)

英英释义

minimize[ 'minimaiz ]

v.

make small or insignificant

"Let's minimize the risk"

同义词：minimise

represent as less significant or important

同义词：understateminimisedownplay

cause to seem less serious; play down

同义词：belittledenigratederogate

用法：

词组短语

minimize button最小化按钮

同近义词辨析

degrade, underestimate, alleviate, minimize

degrade使降级，降低价值，降解，堕落

underestimate低估，看低

alleviate减少，主要指将（痛苦等）减轻；

minimize最小化，将……减到最小

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

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。

The polar explorers took every precaution to minimize the dangers of their trip.
极地探险者十分小心谨慎，以便使旅途的危险性减少到最小。

A sound approach to the problem is to minimize the number of parts.
正确解决这一问题的方法是把零件的数目减至最少。

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。

权威例句

Open Shop Scheduling to Minimize Finish Time

Clustering to minimize the maximum intercluster distance ☆

Can we minimize waiting list mortality in young children with biliary atresia?

Is there a "best"way to detect and minimize publication bias? An empirical evaluation

On Scheduling with Ready Times to Minimize Mean Flow Time | The Computer Journal | Oxford Academic

Effective interim collaboration: how firms minimize transaction costs and maximise transaction value

System of experimental design:Engineering methods to optimize quality and minimize costs

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同根词：minimus,minimum,minimized,minimization,minimally,minimalist,minimalism,minimal,minim

英语词源：

minimize (v.)

1802, first recorded in Bentham; see minimum + -ize.

造句：

1. Products shouldn’t harm anyone, or given the complexities of life in the real world, should, at the very least, minimize harm.

产品不应该伤害任何人，考虑到现实生活的复杂，至少要将伤害化解到最小。

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2. Minimize input complexity

尽可能地减少和简化输入

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3. How can it minimize the persona’s effort in reaching his goals?

人物角色完成任务时如何尽可能地减少其工作量？

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4. Behavioral and interface-level principles minimize work

行为与界面层面的设计原则使工作负荷降至最低

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5. While there is always some subjective judgment involved in visual communication, we endeavor to minimize questions of taste.

尽管在视觉表达领域中一直以来都存在主观成分的思想，我们仍旧始终努力将品味的问题最小化。

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6. In cases when the entire computer system is fulfilling a transient role in the real world of atoms, it is not necessarily appropriate to minimize the use of pixels and visual attention.

在有些情况下，整个计算机在现实世界中充当着暂时角色，这时就没有必要吝惜像素和视觉元素的使用。

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7. Avoiding physical harm requires a solid understanding of ergonomic principles and appropriate use of interface elements so as to minimize work.

避免生理伤害要求扎实地掌握人体工效学原理，适当应用界面元素减少工作负荷。

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8. Emphasize differences between groups, but minimize differences between items within a group.

不同组之间要强调不同，一个组内的元素的区别则要弱化。

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9. Most of the principles in this book attempt to minimize work ,while providing greater levels of feedback and contextually useful information to the user.

本书描述的大多数原则旨在减少工作负荷，同时为用户提供更多层面的反馈和有用的情境信息。

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10. Elements that tend to be used together should generally be grouped spatially to minimize mouse movement, while elements that aren’t necessarily used together but have similar functions may be grouped visually even if they are not grouped spatially.

常被同时使用的元素在空间上通常可以组织在一起，这样可避免不必要的鼠标移动。 一些不必同时使用，但具有相似功能的元素即使在空间上没有被组织在一起，也可以在视觉上组织在一起，

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