minimized

英 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd]

美 [ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd]

v. 使减少到最低限度; 降低; 贬低; 使显得不重要; (尤指在计算机屏幕上)使最小化
minimize的过去分词和过去式

过去式：minimized　

COCA.39324

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 minimise

VERB 使减至最低程度;使保持最低程度
If youminimizea risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level.
1. Concerned people want to minimize the risk of developing cancer...
  相关人员希望尽可能降低罹癌风险。
2. Many of these problems can be minimised by sensible planning.
  这些问题很多可以通过合理安排尽可能避免。
VERB 对…轻描淡写；使显得不重要
If youminimizesomething, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is.
1. Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors...
  有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
2. At his trial, he tried to minimize his behavior.
  接受审判的时候，他企图对自己的行为轻描淡写。
VERB 把(计算机屏幕上的窗口)最小化
If youminimizea window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it.
1. Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
  再次点击正方形图标，把窗口最小化。

adj

This process results in writes to the consumable storage and should therefore be minimized.
此进程会导致写入到可消耗的存储，因此应尽量减少。
Linear problems can be either maximized or minimized.
线性问题可以是最大化问题，也可以是最小化问题。
The establishment-muzzled press has minimized this important people's victory.
受官方控制的新闻界贬低了这次人民的重大胜利。
As discussed above, complexity can't be avoided or even proven to be minimized.
正如上面所讨论的那样，复杂性不能被避免，甚至不能被证明为最小化。
The cost of data collection and sharing should be minimized.
数据收集和共享的费用应最小。
Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors
有些人淡化了意识形态因素的重要性。
Technical and computational details within chapters were minimized as much as possible.
各个章节里技术和计算的细节被尽可能地压缩了。
If friction is not minimized, excessive heat and wear will severely limit the life and usefulness of machines.
过多的摩擦会产生过多的热量和磨损，从而严重限制机器的寿命和性能。
Cost is minimized by sacrificing the intelligence needed to route packets.
由于牺牲了规定包路由所需的智能，从而使成本降低。
How much can be minimized, of course, depends on the product and type of problem.
当然，具体能减少多少，取决于产品和问题类型。