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minimum 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。5[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。 minimum1 adjectiveminimum2 nounminimummin‧i‧mum1 /ˈmɪnəməm/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL adjective [only before noun]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Word family  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 adjectiveminimum2 nounminimumminimum2 ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun [singular]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 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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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。 5 [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 , 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 maximum 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] Examples Thesaurus Collocations Word family 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] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 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.
WDF	minimum [ˈmɪnɪməm] CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS j3660 8548 1592 300 1833 1965 2858 n4422 6316 691 402 1876 1406 1941 ADJ2174 619472 NOUN2656 483118 Spoken: 35938160 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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