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

• In a large storage area, the use of tunnels and cross aisles reduces travel time and minimizes backtracking.
  在一个大型的存储区域，使用隧道和跨过道减少旅行时间和最大限度地减少回溯。
• 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。
• It minimizes the implementation complexity of working with shards data.
  它最小化处理碎片数据的实现复杂性。
• 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。
• 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。
• Allows a limited number of administrators to remotely manage this server. This setting minimizes impact on server performance.
  允许一定数量的系统管理员远程管理这个服务器。这个设置对服务器性能的影响程度最低。
• This system allows precision delivery of radiation without invasive surgery and minimizes trauma to surrounding tissue and organs.
  这个系统允许精度交货的辐射没有微创手术，减少创伤周围组织和器官。
• This minimizes the need for print/ logging statements inside the code which can be time consuming and error-prone.
  这降低了在代码中添加print/logging语句的需求，这个工作很耗时且容易出错。
• 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。