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
minimize的第三人称单数

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

• 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。
• 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。
• Higher performance means fewer servers, which minimizes space, power, and cooling expenses.
  更高的性能意味着需要的服务器更少，这可以减少场地、电力和冷却费用。
• A high quality air compressor minimizes maintenance and downtime.
  一个高质量空气压缩物将维护和停工时间减到最少。
• 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 risk of data exposure and can help organizations meet government compliance requirements.
  这使得数据暴露的风险最小化，同时也帮助组织满足政府的遵从性需求。
• 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。
• This greatly minimizes the number of times requests and responses have to be sent over the network.
  这大大减少了通过网络发送的请求和响应的次数。
• This minimizes the overhead of creating and destructing agents.
  这样就减少了创建和销毁代理的开销。