动词minimisebelittle

及物动词maximize

1. The polar explorers took every precaution to minimize the dangers of their trip.
    极地探险者十分小心谨慎，以便使旅途的危险性减少到最小。

2. We''ve taken steps to minimize the losses.
    我们已采取措施尽量减少损失。

3. I have no wish to minimize his role or his achievement.
    我不想低估他的作用，也不想贬低他的成就。

1. 降低：詹森和麦克林则进一步从各层面经济的关系,剖析代理问题的成因,并探讨、寻找各种降低(minimize )因代理问题所带来成本的策略 . 而后者正是公司治理的核心问题所在.

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2. 極小化：学术之所以可以有自由,不是因为学者有较高的学历,而是因为他们被训练出较高且较敏锐的自制能力,足以极小化(minimize)这个特权对他人任何可预见与不可预见的伤害.

1. 使减至最低程度;使保持最低程度
    If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

2. 对…轻描淡写；使显得不重要
    If you minimize something, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is.

    e.g. Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors...
           有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
    e.g. 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。

3. 把(计算机屏幕上的窗口)最小化
    If you minimize a window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it.

    e.g. Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
           再次点击正方形图标，把窗口最小化。

1. make small or insignificant

    e.g. Let''s minimize the risk

    Synonym: minimise

2. represent as less significant or important

    Synonym: understateminimisedownplay

3. cause to seem less serious
    play down

    e.g. Don''t belittle his influence

    Synonym: belittledenigratederogate