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

• The main "drawbacks" in any form of ozone therapy are its simplicity and its minimal cost.
  主要“缺点”任何形式的臭氧治疗是它的简单性和最低的成本。
• The likelihood of infection is minimal
  感染的可能性极小。
• Plug-ins that are installed but not used have minimal impact on performance.
  已安装但未使用的插件对性能的影响最小。
• Intensity modulation, image-guided, stereotaxis and minimal invasive interstitial intervention radiotherapy show incomparable advantages and application prospect.
  适形调强、图像引导、立体定向和微创组织间介入放射治疗等显示了无可比拟的优势和应用前景。
• 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。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.
  我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。
• The co-operation between the two is minimal
  双方的合作是最低限度的。
• DB2 handles these versioning and temporal queries automatically and transparently with minimal impact on existing applications.
  DB2会自动和透明地处理这些版本控制和时态查询，对现有应用程序的影响极小。
• 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。
• A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.
  失之毫厘，谬以千里。