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单词 maximum
释义
maximum
adjective
uk
/ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/us
/ˈmæk.sə.məm/
B1
being thelargestamountornumberallowedorpossible:
最大的；最高的；顶点的
maximumspeed/effort/temperature最高速度／最大努力／最高温度
Thebombwasdesignedtocausethe maximumamountofdamage.设计这种炸弹是为了造成最大程度的破坏。
Synonym
maximalspecialized
Opposite
minimum
More examples
  • Thejudgemade anexampleof him and gave him the maximumpossiblesentence.
  • The maximumpenaltyfor theoffenceis a $1000fine.
  • The maximumloadfor thiselevatoris eightpersons.
  • With thisinsurancepolicythere is a maximumpayoutof £2500.
  • Thepillars, which areoutsidethebuilding, are soplacedinordertoprovidethe maximumspaceinside.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Maximum and minimum
  • (at) full steamidiom
  • (at) full stretchidiom
  • at leastidiom
  • bare
  • credit limit
  • flat chat
  • flat outphrase
  • give a hundred percentidiom
  • least
  • mass
  • max
  • max out
  • maximal
  • maximally
  • min.
  • peak
  • percent
  • the bare minimumphrase
  • the full monty
  • utmost
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maximum
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/us
/ˈmæk.sə.məm/
pluralmaximauk/ˈmæk.sɪ.mə/us/ˈmæk.sə.mə/maximums
B1
thelargestamountallowedorpossible:
最大限度；最大量；最大值
Thetemperaturewillreachamaximumof27°C today.今天最高气温将达27摄氏度。
Opposite
minimum
More examples
  • Panellists on theArtsReview Boardservefor a maximum of threeyears.
  • Wedroveat 60milesperhour, which is the maximumallowed.
  • We canaccommodatea maximum of 20people.
  • You canspenda maximum of £100.
  • I had fourdrinks, which was the maximumallowed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Maximum and minimum
  • (at) full steamidiom
  • (at) full stretchidiom
  • at leastidiom
  • bare
  • credit limit
  • flat chat
  • flat outphrase
  • give a hundred percentidiom
  • least
  • mass
  • max
  • max out
  • maximal
  • maximally
  • min.
  • peak
  • percent
  • the bare minimumphrase
  • the full monty
  • utmost
See more results »
(Definition ofmaximumfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

maximum| American Dictionary

maximum
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈmæk·sə·məm/
being thelargestamountornumberallowedorpossible:
a maximumpenalty/sentence
Thestereowasturnedup to maximumvolume.

maximum

noun[C]us
/ˈmæk·sə·məm/
Thetemperaturewillreacha maximum of 88 today.
(Definition ofmaximumfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

maximum| Business English

maximum
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmæksɪməm/us
(abbreviationmax)
being thelargestamountornumberallowedorpossible:
maximum cost/fee/chargeThis puts thetotalmaximumcostof thecomputerat £750.
maximum rate/level/speedThe maximumrateofinterestonloansis 1% amonth.
maximum number/amountThe maximumnumberofpeoplewe canaccommodateis 250.
themaximumfine/sentence/penalty

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minimumnoun
maximum
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/ˈmæksɪməm/us
pluralmaximums|maxima(abbreviationmax)
thelargestamountallowedorpossible:
a maximum of $100/10%/50 people, etc.Thepensionerswere toldtheirincomewould becutby a maximum of 20%.
There are arangeoftariffswith theminimumbeing 5% and the maximum 70%.
the maximum allowed/permittedHe had given a $10,000cashcontribution- the maximumallowedbylaw.
Yourexpenseswill bepaidup to areasonablemaximum.

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minimumnoun
(Definition ofmaximumfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaximum

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Measurements of local minima and maxima were made for the portions of the pitchtrack excluding these.
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The magnitude of the local vor ticity maxima shows the same phenomena, except it reveals more periodic patterns associated with the reflected acoustic wave.
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Assuming that pronouns are not assigned phrasal stress (see 5), they are not stress maxima either.
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The transitions of the chain are inversions which replace local maxima with local minima, or vice versa, by interchanging two edges along the walk.
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The generator boundaries of the intersection can be computed from the element-wise maxima and minima of the lower and upper bounds, respectively.
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A back-propagation neural network predicts absorption maxima of chimeric human red0green visual pigments.
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The maxima (75, 43, 39) are outliers, as reflected by the median numbers of admissions in the range 2-4.
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However, this contradicts t the fact that all critical points are constrained local maxima.
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However, they could only be minima (maxima) in an experiment with zero sampling error.
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More generally, the maxima of 2k will lead to the filter picking out a nonzero frequency.
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If the amplification of the maxima for the simulation data and for the experimental data are compared, the agreement (aside from the location) is good.
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The modal maxima provide a quantitative method of describing the velocity in the various zones.
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Time-records of this pattern clearly show oscillations, the positions of the maxima and minima of oscillation being at rest.
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Interestingly, however, the evolution of the particle vorticity field leads to the transient appearance of two local maxima.
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The vertical dashed lines illustrate the time range over which variance maxima were clustered (the mean time [and standard deviation] was 341 [29] msec).
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