minimize

🇺🇸 /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/
頻度
難易度
タグ TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
verb
C1

to make something as small as possible, especially something bad

We should minimize waste to help the environment.

環境を守るために廃棄物を最小限に抑えるべきです。

C1

to make something seem less important than it is

He tried to minimize his mistakes during the meeting.

彼は会議中に自分のミスを軽視しようとしました。

R

to make a computer window smaller

Please minimize the browser window when you're done.

終わったらブラウザのウィンドウを最小化してください。

translation

v. 最小化する, 軽視する

語形変化

3rd Present minimizes
Past minimized
Perfect minimized
Progressive minimizing