minimal

英 [ˈmɪnɪməl]

美 [ˈmɪnɪməl]

adj.  极小的; 极少的; 最小的

CET6TOEFLIELTS医学

Collins.2 / BNC.4547 / COCA.4313

牛津词典

adj.

• 极小的；极少的；最小的
  very small in size or amount; as small as possible
  1. The work was carried out at minimal cost.
     这项工作是以最少的开销完成的。
  2. There's only a minimal amount of risk involved.
     所冒的风险极小。
  3. The damage to the car was minimal.
     汽车受到的损坏很小。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 最小的;极少的;最低限度的
  Something that isminimalis very small in quantity, value, or degree.
  1. The co-operation between the two is minimal...
     双方的合作是最低限度的。
  2. One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure.
     这些改革的目的之一就是以最低成本实现有效的防御。

英英释义

adj

• the least possible
  1. needed to enforce minimal standards
  2. her grades were minimal
  3. minimum wage
  4. a minimal charge for the service
  Synonym:minimum

双语例句

• Quality control is a minimal system which emphasizes test and inspection.
  质量控制是一个最小的质量体系，强调测试和检验。
• In this way, administrators can support new business requirements with minimal deployment time and cost.
  按照这种方式，管理员可以以最少的部署时间和开销支持新的业务需求。
• A systems administrator can learn to use and maintain this system with minimal time investment.
  系统管理员可以投入最少的时间来学习如何使用和维护这个系统。
• One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure.
  这些改革的目的之一就是以最低成本实现有效的防御。
• Our original, minimal set of viewpoints has grown over time.
  我们最初的最小集合的视点随着时间增长了。
• Because we took the whole class for a complete afternoon session, organisational problems were minimal.
  我们带着全班上了整整一个下午的课，所以课堂安排上基本没什么问题。
• The combination of HTTP and BPEL is a minimal configuration that can perform a useful amount of work.
  HTTP和BPEL组合是执行有效工作量的最小配置。
• As with a selection component, you can also have an information component with a minimal on-page display.
  和选择组件一样，也可以为信息组件设置最小化的页面显示。
• Skipping drive letter collision detection because minimal analysis and configuration was selected.
  正在跳过驱动器号冲突检测，因为选择了最小分析和配置。
• The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
  他被要求支付的金额与他的薪水相比微不足道。