minimum 详细解释

minimum

['miniməm]

adj.最少的, 最低程度的
n.最低限度, 最小量

n.

1. 最小量, 最小数; 最低限度[C][(+of)]

You must practice each day for a minimum of 30 minutes.

你每天必须最少练习三十分钟。

2. (法定的)最低极限; (公路行车的)最低速[the S][(+of)]

3. 【数】极小值[C]

a.

最小的, 最少的, 最低的[Z][B]

The minimum wage is 4.25 dollars an hour.

最低工价为每小时四点二五美元。

词形变化

名词复数: minimums |

词义辨析

同义:

a.最小的

least  lowest  smallest  

同义参见:

acceptable  particle  admission  little  

反义:

n.最小量; 最低限度

maximum  

反义参见:

average  

英英释义

名词 minimum:

the smallest possible quantity

同义词：lower limit

the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right

形容词 minimum:

the least possible

同义词：minimal

补充

minimumminimum英:[ˈminiməm] 美:[ˈmɪnəməm]n.1.最低限度, 最小量This price is his minimum; he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价, 他拒绝再作任何降价。adj.1.最低的, 最小的What is the minimum price?最低价是多少?Today's minimum temperature is 10℃.今天的最低气温是10℃。

例句

1. Two hundred's the minimum they'll accept.两百是他们能接受的最低数量。 2. She has now cut her teaching hours to the minimum.现在她已经把自己的教学时间减到了最少。 3. Office machinery is kept to a minimum.办公设备控制在最低保有量。 4. This will take a minimum of one hour.这至少要用一个小时。 5. He goes about his job with a minimum of fuss.他干起工作来总是很轻松。 6. With a minimum of fuss, she produced the grandson he had so desperately wished for.几乎没费什么周折, 她就生了一个他朝思暮想的孙子。 7. This would take three months at a minimum.这最少要3个月的时间。 8. The minimum in our temperature record this month was 50 degrees.这个月我们记录到的最低温度是50度。 9. Four feet should be seen as an absolute minimum.4英尺应该被视为绝对下限。 10. You'll need a minimum deposit of 20,000 dollars.你最少需要有两万美元的存款。 11. The minimum age for driving is 17.驾车的最小年龄是17岁。 12. The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort.只要稍加努力便可以满足基本生活需求。 13. We try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden.我们想尽量少花时间在花园上。 14. the need for economy keptpackaging to a minimum.为节约，尽可能简化了包装。 15. they checked passports withthe minimum of fuss.他们以最简便的方式检查护照。 16. clients with a minimum of £500,000 to invest.投资至少50万英镑的客户。 17. this can be done with the minimum amount of effort.完成这事只需最少的力气。 18. we zipped along at a minimum of 55 mph.我们以最低每小时55英里速度飞驶。 19. I need a minimum of seven hours' sleep.我起码需要七小时睡眠。 20. We'll need £200 minimum for expenses.我们的开销至少要200英镑。 21. Ten years is the minimum needed. = We'll need 10 years at a/the minimum. [=we'll need at least 10 years]最少需要十年时间。 22. We need to keep expenses to a (bare) minimum. [=we need to keep expenses as low as possible]我们需要把开销维持在最低限度。 23. Refrigerate the dough for a minimum of two hours. [=for at least two hours]把面团放在冰箱里冷藏至少两小时。 24. She will serve a minimum of 10 years in jail.她至少将在监狱服刑10年。 25. They made the repairs with minimum [=minimal] disruption to the schedule.他们在修补时尽量减少对进程的影响。 26. What are the minimum requirements for the job?这项工作的最低要求是什么？ 27. minimum height/weight最低高度/重量 28. The minimum sentence for her crime is 10 years.她的罪行最低得判10年。 29. a minimum security prison [=a prison in which prisoners are allowed more freedom than in most other prisons because they are not considered dangerous or likely to escape]开放式监狱 30. She will serve 10 years minimum. [=the least amount of time she will serve is 10 years]她至少要服役10年。

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