| 单词 | minimum |
| 释义 | adjective | noun minimumminimum1 /ˈmɪnəməm/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL adjective [only before noun] the minimum number, amount, or degree is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or needed SYN least OPP maximum: The minimum order is 500 business cards. The minimum age for buying cigarettes is 18. adjective | noun minimumminimum2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL noun 1[countable usually singular] the smallest amount, number, or degree of something that is possible, allowed, or needed: minimum of Get to the airport a minimum of two hours before your flight. A lot of the students are just doing the bare minimum (=the least amount they can) of work. Staffing levels are down to an absolute minimum. At a minimum, we require employees to have two years’ training.keep/reduce something to a minimum (=limit something to the smallest amount possible) Development in the hills has been kept to a minimum.2[countable] (plural minima) math, algebra the least value of a particular function, either for a part of the domain (=a local minimum) or over the whole domain of the function (=the global minimum) [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin minimus smallest] |
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