v.將 ... 減到最少；貶低

Governments consider it prudent to minimize the risk. 各國(guó)政府均認(rèn)為把這種危害降低到最小程度的做法是明智的。

The polar explorers took every precaution to minimize the dangers of their trip. 極地探險(xiǎn)者十分小心謹(jǐn)慎，以便使旅途的危險(xiǎn)性減少到最小。

A sound approach to the problem is to minimize the number of parts. 正確解決這一問(wèn)題的方法是把零件的數(shù)目減至最少。

He minimized the value of her contribution to his research so that he got all the praise. 他極力貶低她在那項(xiàng)研究中的貢獻(xiàn)，從而獨(dú)獲全部獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。

minimize在英式英語(yǔ)中又作minimise。