minimize
minimise, v [Tn]
1 reduce (sth) to the smallest amount or degree 使(某事物)减至最小量或最低程度
To minimize the risk of burglary, install a good alarm system. 安装可靠的报警设备以减低被盗的风险.
2 estimate (sth) at the smallest possible amount; reduce the true value or importance of (sth) 对(某事物)作最低估计; 贬低(某事物)的价值或重要性
He minimized the value of her contribution to his research so that he got all the praise. 他极力贬低她在那项研究中的贡献, 从而独获全部奖励. Cf 参看 maximize.
Let me give you some more chicken. And have another pancake.
我再给你夹些鸡肉。再吃一块煎饼。
Well, yes, I could do that. But I don't want to do anything alone.
哦,好,这事我能办。但我又不想一个人做事情。
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.