minimized
past simple and past participle ofminimize
| 单词 | minimized |
| 释义 | minimized past simple and past participle ofminimize minimize verb[T] (UKusuallyminimise)uk/ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/us/ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/C1 toreducesomething to the leastpossibleleveloramount: We must minimizetheriskofinfection. Environmentalists are doing everything withintheirpowerto minimize theimpactof theoilspill. Opposite maximize to make somethingseemlessimportantorsmallerthan it really is: Sheaccusedpoliticiansof minimizing thesufferingof thousands ofpeople. It'simportanttofocusonyourstrengthsand to minimizeyourweaknesses. Synonyms downplay understate Opposites emphasize exaggerate foreground highlight overplay overstate spotlight to make somethingsmallon acomputerscreen: Minimize thewindowbyclickingin thecorner. Compare maximize Becoming and making smaller or less
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Exaggerating & playing down Operating computers Examplesofminimizedminimized In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It also served to speed up responding, which presumably would haveminimizedcovert rehearsal. From theCambridge English Corpus And the importance of this heedlessness should not beminimized. From theCambridge English Corpus These obstacles can beminimizedby the use of a multicollector recuperation. From theCambridge English Corpus The impact of other anticancer modalities can beminimizedby making changes in radiation therapy techniques. From theCambridge English Corpus By applying half-beam block, the posterior half of the field is blocked off and the volume of lung irradiated is thusminimized. From theCambridge English Corpus The physical treadmill configuration thus betterminimizeddisruptions to alternating stepping. From theCambridge English Corpus A huge number of copies of a functional group were placed at a specific site and thereafter simultaneouslyminimizedor simulated. From theCambridge English Corpus These demands can beminimizedif words are positioned so as to permit rapid phrase structure recognition. From theCambridge English Corpus The non-linear least squares regression employs an iterative technique which generates the sum of squared residuals to beminimized. From theCambridge English Corpus The alternative approach, in which the role of the statistical model isminimizedor avoided, can lead to serious misunderstandings. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of these ambiguities of usage were devalued andminimizedas language became a site of political and cultural contestation in the nationalist period. From theCambridge English Corpus And, most important for our purposes, heminimizedepisodes remembered in the oral tradition that might have been unpleasant for the royal family. From theCambridge English Corpus If this is not the case, both cannot beminimizedtogether. From theCambridge English Corpus With the use of the controlled delivery system, the number of loops on the pulmonary side can beminimizedto less than one. From theCambridge English Corpus A repetition effect of type of trial was thereforeminimized. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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