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minimum

[ˈmɪnɪməm]

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最低限度(47%),最少的(31%),最小量(18%),最低程度的(4%)
n.最小值;最低限度;最小化;最小量
adj.最小的;最低的
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Collins
minimum ★★★☆☆
/mɪ̱nɪməm/
1
[ADJ 形容词]最小的;最低限度的 You use minimum to describe an amount which is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required.
  [ADJ n]
  [a N of n]
  • He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman.

    他只有5英尺9英寸高,刚刚达到当警察的最低身高要求。

  • ...a rise in the minimum wage.

    最低工资的提高

  • Minimum is also a noun.
    • This will take a minimum of one hour...

      这至少要花去一个小时。

    • Four foot should be seen as an absolute minimum.

      绝对不能比4英尺再少了。

2
[ADJ 形容词](数量)极少的 You use minimum to state how small an amount is.
  [ADJ n]
  • The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort...

    稍加努力就能满足生活的基本需求。

  • Neil and Chris try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden.

    尼尔与克里斯想尽可能少花时间打理花园。

  • Minimum is also a noun.
    • With a minimum of fuss, she produced the grandson he had so desperately wished for.

      没经过多少忙乱,她就生了一个他做梦都想要的孙子。

3
[ADV 副词]最低;至少 If you say that something is a particular amount minimum, you mean that this is the smallest amount it should be or could possibly be, although a larger amount is acceptable or very possible.
  [amount ADV]
  • You're talking over a thousand pounds minimum for one course.

    你说的可是一门课程收费至少1,000英镑。

4
[PHRASE 短语]至少;最小 You use at a minimum, or at the minimum, when you want to indicate that something is the very least which could or should happen.
  [amount PHR]
  • This would take three months at a minimum...

    这至少要3个月。

  • At the minimum, they must be guaranteed against any form of further attack.

    至少要保证他们不再受到任何形式的攻击。

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[PHRASE 短语]尽可能少的数量;最低限度 If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
  [PHR after v]
  • Office machinery is kept to a minimum...

    办公室的机器数量维持在最低限度。

  • She has now cut her teaching hours to the minimum.

    她现在已经把她的教学时间减至最低限度。


Oxford
min·imum AWL / ˈmɪnɪməm ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪməm /
adjective
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noun
minimum minima minimums
adjective [usually before noun ] ( abbr.min. ) the smallest that is possible or allowed; extremely small 最低的;最小的;最低限度的 a minimum charge/price 最低收费╱价格 the minimum age for retirement 退休的最低年龄 The work was done with the minimum amount of effort. 做这项工作没费什么劲。 OPP
maximum
min·imum adverb You'll need £200 minimum for your holiday expenses. 你需要 200 英镑作为你假日的最低开销。
noun ( plural min·ima / ˈmɪnɪməmə ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪməmə / ) [countable ,  usually singular ] 1 ( abbr.min. ) the smallest or lowest amount that is possible, required or recorded 最小值;最少量;最低限度 Costs should be kept to a minimum. 成本应保持在最低限度。 The class needs a minimum of six students to continue. 这个班最少需要六名学生才可以继续办下去。 As an absolute minimum,you should spend two hours in the evening studying. 你每天晚上应花两个小时学习,这绝对是最低要求。 Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees. 气温会降到最低点 10 度。 2 [singular ] an extremely small amount 极小量 He passed the exams with the minimum of effort. 他没费什么劲就通过了考试。 OPP
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min·imum / ˈmɪnɪməm ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪməm / min·ima / ˈmɪnɪməmə ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪməmə /
LDC
minimum1 adjective
minimum2 noun
minimummin‧i‧mum1 /ˈmɪnəməm/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL adjective [only before noun]
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the minimum number, degree, or amount of something is the smallest or least that is possible, allowed, or needed OPP  maximum:  The minimum number of students we need to run the course is fifteen. The minimum age for retirement is 55.minimum adverb:  You’ll need two tons of cement, minimum.
minimum1 adjective
minimum2 noun
minimumminimum2 ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun [singular]
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1the smallest amount of something or number of things that is possible or necessary OPP  maximuma minimum of two hours/£1,000 etc The judge recommended that he should serve a minimum of 12 years.minimum of He achieved enviable results with the minimum of effort.absolute/bare minimum (=the very least amount or number) Prison inmates are kept in tiny cells, with the bare minimum of furniture.keep/reduce something to a minimum She had reduced her consumption of fat and sugar to an absolute minimum.2at a/the minimum used to say that if nothing else is done, this one thing should be done:  At a minimum, we must recruit two new teachers.COLLOCATIONSverbshave a minimum of something· Candidates should have a minimum of five years’ work experience.keep something to a minimum (=to keep something at a low level)· Keep the noise to a minimum, will you?reduce something to a minimum (=make something less, so it is at a low level)· We want to reduce the environmental impact to a minimum.need a minimum of something (also require a minimum of something formal)· We’ll need a minimum of two days to get this ready.adjectivesan absolute/bare minimum (=the very least amount)· He paid in five pounds, the bare minimum needed to keep the bank account open.the legal/statutory minimum (=the least amount the law says you must have)· The wage was often well below the legal minimum.the required/necessary minimum (=the least amount that you must have)· He received 35 votes, two more than the required minimum.phraseswith a minimum of fuss (=with very little anxious behaviour or activity)· They checked our passports with the minimum of fuss.with a minimum of effort (=with very little effort)· The house could be restored with a minimum of effort.

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