minimize
US /ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/
UK /ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/
1.
最小化, 使減到最少
reduce (something, especially something undesirable or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree
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We need to minimize the risks involved in this project.
我們需要最小化這個專案中的風險。
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The company aims to minimize its environmental impact.
公司旨在最小化其對環境的影響。
2.
輕視, 貶低
represent (something) as being smaller or less important than it actually is
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Don't minimize the seriousness of the situation.
不要輕視局勢的嚴重性。
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He tended to minimize his own achievements.
他傾向於輕描淡寫自己的成就。