Front | minimize |
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Pron | ['mɪnɪmaɪz] |
Back | 【MINIMIZE】 You can minimize the dangers of driving, by taking care to obey all the rules of the road. 小心遵守所有的道路规则,你可将驾车的危险减至最小程度。 【重点词汇】 minimize v. 将…减至最小程度 n. minimum |
Vocab | minimizemake small or insignificant
The verb minimize describes making something smaller or less serious. It typically refers to something negative that is being reduced, like when you eat at home instead of in restaurants to minimize expenses. To correctly pronounce minimize, accent the first syllable, which gets the short i sound: "MIH-nuh-mize." Minimize looks like minimum, which has the same spelling and meaning in English and Latin: smallest. To minimize something is to reduce it to its smallest amount — in size or importance. Other related words include minimal, miniscule, minute, and mini. All forms of 'minimize' will appear on average once every 2552 pages. minimisation minimization minimized minimise minimize minimum |
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