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(abbreviation min.)
the smallest or lowest amount that is possible, required or recorded最小值;最少量;最低限度- The class needs a minimum of six students to continue.这个班最少需要六名学生才可以继续办下去。
- to a minimum Costs should be kept to a minimum.成本应保持在最低限度。
- Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees.气温会降到最低点 10 度。
- as a… minimum As an absolute minimum, you should spend two hours in the evening studying.你每天晚上应花两个小时学习,这绝对是最低要求。
- at a minimum Candidates must have a degree at a minimum.候选人必须至少拥有学位。
- He's always done the minimum possible to pass his exams.他用功一向只求通过考试。
Extra Examples- Many people pay the minimum on their credit cards.很多人只支付信用卡的最低还款额。
- Many states impose an age minimum of eighteen for the death penalty.许多国家设定死刑最低年龄为 18 岁。
- Two fire crews managed to keep damage to a minimum.两组消防队员成功地将损失减至最低。
- We tried to keep costs down to a minimum.我们尽量把费用控制到最低。
- Most property funds require a minimum of $25 000 to invest.大多数房地产基金至少需要25,000美元才能投资。
Topics Maths and measurementb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + minimum- keep something to
- reduce something to
- reach
- …
preposition- above (the) minimum
- at (a/the) minimum
- below (the) minimum
- …
phrases- the minimum necessary
- the minimum needed
- the minimum possible
- …
See full entry - [singular] an extremely small amount极小量
- He passed the exams with the minimum of effort.他没费什么劲就通过了考试。
- They had military experience, but a bare minimum of police training.他们有军事经验,但只有最低限度的警察训练。
- The room had a minimum of furniture.房间里只有最少的家具。
- The tent can be put up with the minimum of effort.这帐篷几乎不用费力气就能支起来。
- Operations were conducted efficiently, safely and with a minimum of fuss.操作进行得高效、安全,而且没有什么大惊小怪。
opposite maximumOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + minimum- keep something to
- reduce something to
- reach
- …
preposition- above (the) minimum
- at (a/the) minimum
- below (the) minimum
- …
phrases- the minimum necessary
- the minimum needed
- the minimum possible
- …
See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, neuter of minimus ‘least’.