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

• It minimizes the amount of database connections, thus improving overall database performance and throughput.
  减少数据库连接的数量，提高了数据库的整体性能和吞吐量。
• It also minimizes power losses and requires a smaller transmission corridor than conventional technologies.
  它还可以减少电力损失，比传统传输技术需要的传输走廊也要小得多。
• Lean construction is a new project management model that maximizes the value for the client and minimizes the waste.
  精益建设是一种新型的对顾客实现价值最大化、浪费最小化的施工管理模式。
• This reduces the processing overhead on the LPAR and minimizes the performance impact to the running applications.
  这减小了LPAR上的处理开销，最小化了正在运行的应用程序的性能影响。
• 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。
• This not only minimizes purchasing errors but saves your business time and money by significantly reducing product returns.
  这不仅能最大限度减少采购错误，而且由于显著降低了产品退货，因而还能节约业务时间和费用。
• 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。
• See which option minimizes your risk.
  看哪个选择会把你的风险最小化。
• It has minimum amount of security privileges, which minimizes network attacks on the workstation or server.
  它拥有最小数量的安全性特权，从而将对工作站或者服务器的网络攻击降至最低。
• 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。