Minimize
['mɪnɪmaɪz]
解释:
(verb.) make small or insignificant; 'Let's minimize the risk'.
(verb.) cause to seem less serious; play down; 'Don't belittle his influence'.
编辑:菲利普--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
伯特伦编辑
例句:
- At least, we may take counsel how far we can minimize this hideous scandal. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- They have tried to blot out human prestige, to minimize the influence of personality. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- The French sent an army to the States under General Lafayette, and their fleet did much to minimize the advantage of the British at sea. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Gibbon was strongly prejudiced against Christianity, and here he seems disposed to minimize the fortitude and sufferings of the Christians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
阿黛尔编辑