Minimize
['mɪnɪmaɪz]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) make small or insignificant; 'Let's minimize the risk'.
(verb.) cause to seem less serious; play down; 'Don't belittle his influence'.
編輯:菲利普--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
伯特伦編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- At least, we may take counsel how far we can minimize this hideous scandal. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- They have tried to blot out human prestige, to minimize the influence of personality. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- 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·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Gibbon was strongly prejudiced against Christianity, and here he seems disposed to minimize the fortitude and sufferings of the Christians. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
阿黛尔編輯