v.将 ... 减到最少；贬低
Governments consider it prudent to minimize the risk. 各国政府均认为把这种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. 极地探险者十分小心谨慎，以便使旅途的危险性减少到最小。
A sound approach to the problem is to minimize the number of parts. 正确解决这一问题的方法是把零件的数目减至最少。
minimize在英式英语中又作minimise。
