min-im-al-ist /'mmimalist/ noun an artist, a musician, etc. who uses very
simple ideas or a very small number of simple things in their work极简抽象派艺术家；简钓
► min-im-al-ism noun [U] min-im-al-ist
adj. minimal 'pair now/? ■语音）a pair of words,
sounds,
etc. which are distinguished from each other by only one feature, for example
p/zl and 最小对立
体（只在一个特征上有区别的一对词、发音等，如pin和 bin
)'
mini-mart /'minimait; NAmE -ma:rt/ noun {NAmE) a small shop/store that sells
food, newspapers, etc. and spays open very late (很晚才打烊的）杂货铺；便利店
min-im-ize {BrE also -ise) /'mmimaiz/ verb [VN] 1 to reduce sth, especially
sth bad, to the lowest possible level使减少到最低限度：Good hygiene helps to
minimize the risk of infection.保持清洁％助于最大限度
地减少感染的危险。EH3 maximize 2 to try to make sth seem less important
.than it really is 降低；贬.低
使显得不重要 HT1 play down ： He always tried to
minimize his own faults, while exaggerating those of others.他总是试图对自己的错误轻描淡写,对别人的错误
夸大其词。3 to make sth small, especially orr
a computer screen (尤指在计算机屏幕上）使最小化：
any windows you have opened.把你打光的所
有'窗口最小化。Plin MAXIMIZE rnin-innlLllin /'mimmem/ adj., noun uadj. [usually before noun] {abbr. min.) the smallest that is possible or allowed;
extremely small 最低的；.最小的；
最低限度的：a minimum charge/price
ft低收凑/裕格
◊ the minimum age/or retirement 退休的最梅年齡◊ 77ie work was done with the
minimum amount of effort. ^ 项工作没费什么劲。EES maximum ► min-imum adv. ： You'll need £200 minimum for
your holiday expenses. ^ 需要200英镑作为你假日的最低开销。
■ (p/. min-ima /-ma/) [C, usually sing.] 1 min.)
the smallest or lowest amount that is possible, required or recorded最小值；最少量；最低限度：co对sshouZdbe kept to a
minimum•威本应搡#吞最低限度。0 The class needs a minimum of six students to continue.
^ 班最少需矣六名李笙才可以继续办卞去。cm absolute minimum, you shouZd spend two hours in the evem’ngstudying.你每天晚上应花两个小时学习，这绝对
是最低要求。◊ Temperatures vviH/aH to a minimum 〇/
10 degrees.气温会降到最低卓10度。2 [sing.] an extremely small amount 极小量：JFfe passed the exams w油出e minimum o/ejfort.他没费什么劲就通过了考试。
EGQ MAXIMUM
minimum se'curity prison noun [NAmE) = open
PRISON
minimum
'wage noun [sing.] the lowest wage that an emp.loyer is allowed to pay by law (法定的）最低工资
min-ing /'mainiq/ noun [U] the process of getting coal and other minerals from under the
ground; the industry involved in this 采矿；采矿业：coal/
diamorul/goW/tin mining煤矿/钻石矿/金矿/锡矿开
^： 〇 a mining company/community/engineer 司 V 界别 /工程师一see
also mine min-ion /'minian/ noun
(disapproving or humorous) an
unimportant person in an organization who has to obey orders; a servant 下属；小卒；杂役
mini-pill noun a pill a woman can take to prevent her getting pregnant, which contains progesterone but not OESTROGEN迷你（避孕 > 药丸
mini-'roundabout
noun [Br^) a white citcle painted on a road at a place where two or more roads
meet, that all traffic must go around in the same direction 迷你^^岛，微型环交；微型环岛交叉口（'道路交会处的坏
㈣圈）：
mini-ser-ies /'minisiariiz;
NAmE -siriri/ noun
{pi min'i- ser-ies) a television play that is divided
into a number of parts and shown on different days 小型电视系列片；
，够-剧
mini-skirt /'minisk3：t; NAmE -sk3：rt/ noun a very short
syrt，短裙;迷你裙
ITlin*is-ter
Onw /'mimsta(r)/
now/i, verb
9 noun 1 (often Minister) (BrE) (in
who
is in charge of a government department or a branch of one (英国及其他许多国家的）部长，大臣,： the Miniver 〇/ Education
教育部长◊ .a meeting 〇/ £17 foreign
Ministers 欧盟外交部长会议◊ senior
ministers in the Cabinet内阁中品高级部长◊ cabinet
ministers内阁部
长一see also first minister, prime
minister 2
(in some Protestant Christian Churches 某些新教教会的)a
trained religious leader 牧师a Methodist minister % 道宗牧师一compare pastor, priest, vicar 3 a person, lower in rank than an ambassador, whose job is to
represent their government in a foreign country 公俾； 外交使节
■
verb 'minister to sb/sth {formal) to care for sb,
especially sb who is sick or
old, and make sure that they have everything they need 照料，服侍（牵老或体
弱着等）S32JTEND
mln-is-ter-ial /.mim'stiarial; NAmE-stir-1 od/. connected with a .government minister or ministers 部.长的；大臣
的：decisions token at ministerianevei 部长级的决定◊ to hold ministerial office (=
to have the job of a government minister)担任部长职务
min-is-tering /'mmistarii]/ adj. [only before noun] (/bmjfl/) caring for
people 关心的；体贴的：She couZd not see
herseZ/ m the roZe 0/ministering angel.她想象不 iJS自_己成为一名救死扶伤的天使会是什么样。
.Minister of 'State noun a British government minister but not one
who is in charge of a department :英_国）国务木臣
mih-is-tra-tions /.mmi'streijnz/ noun [pi.] {formal or humorous) the act of helping or caring for sb
especially when they are ill/sick or in trouble 照料；服侍；看护 min-is-try O^r /'mimstri/ noun {pi. -ies)
1
[C] {Bri) a government
department that has a particular area of responsibility ’（政府的）1 部：the Ministry 0/
De/ence 国 部◊ a minist/y.
’spofcespersori 部 发言人 2
the Ministry [sing.+sing./pl. v.] ministers of religion， especially Protestant
ministers, when they are mentioned as a group (尤指基督教*教的）全体牧师
3 [C, usually sing.] the work and duties of a minister in the
Church; the period of time spent working as a minister in the Church神职；牧师职位；神职任期
mini-van /'minivaBn/ noun (
min-now /'minau; NAmE -nou/ noun 1 a very small FRESHWATER fish米诺鱼（多蛑小型鱼类的总称> 2 a company or sports team that is small or
unimportant 足_轻重的（.小 > 公司；不起眼的（小型 > 运动队 minor O-w /'main0(r)/ 〇〇[/., noun, verb madj. 1 [usually before
noun] not very large, important or serious较小知；次要的；轻微的：a minof road小路◊ minor injuries 〇 to undergo minor surgery ◊ youths
imprisoned/or minor oJ5ffences 因犯会而被关 押的年轻人◊ TTiere may be .some
minor changes to the sc/iedu!e.肘间安排也许会有些小小的变动。◊ Women played a relatively
minor role in the organization.
个组织中，妇女发挥着相对次要的作用。EH3 MAJOR
2
{music based on a scale in which the third
note is a semitone/half
tone higher
than the second note 小调的；小音阶的：the key 〇/ C minor * C小调 —compare major adj.{3)
u noun 1 [law W) a person who is und^r
the age at which you legally become an adult and are responsible for your
actions 未成年人is an ojSfence to 欠erve a/cohoZ to
minors.向未成年人提供含酒精的饮料是违法的。
2 (especially NAmE) a subject that you
study at university in addition to your major辅修科目;:辅修课程
•
verb f3!Tnra ’minor in sth to study sth at