min-im-al-ist
/'minimalist/
noun an artist, a
musician, etc. who uses very simple ideas or a very small number of simple
things in their work fgf
►
min-im-al-ism noun [U] min-im-al-ist adj. .minimal 'pair noun {phonetics i£ft) a pair of words, sounds, etc.
which are distinguished from each other by only one feature, for example pin and bin fi/Mtft
bin )'
mini-mart
/'minimart;
NAmE -marrt/ noun (NAmE] a small shop/store that sells food, newspapers, etc.
and stays open very late (
min
im ize {BrE also -ise) /'mimmaiz/ verb [VN] 1 to reduce sth, especially sth bad, to the lowest
possible level M ft fij 1 ffi 1 ® : Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection. $#?ft#ftfftft:f:ftHIJit: Win maximize 2 to try to make sth seem less important
than it really is JEH&;
fs£ 5M# ^ 11 §? EYI71 play down : He always tried to minimize his own faults, while exaggerating those of
others.
ft A % il] 0 3
to
make sth small, especially on a
computer screen ( A ^ ft if ^Iflli ^± ) {^llftft: Minimize any windows you have
opened. fC \ff tT Jf ft® P lift ft <, H23 maximize
min itmuIYI O-w
/'minimam/
adj., noun m adj. [usually before noun] {abbr. min.) the smallest that is possible or allowed;
extremely small H||ft$};
IM &J: a minimum charge/price fi j&M / #1# 0 the minimum age for retirement iI##JiiHESiftM 0 The work was done with the minimum
amount of effort,
Fraa maximum ► minimum adv.: You’ll need £200 minimum for your
holiday expenses. Iff
mm 200
* noun {pi. min-ima /-ma/) [C, usually sing.] 1 {abbr. min.) the smallest or lowest
amount that is possible, required or recorded Hft{ji; HftiI; MiM!; costs should be
kept
to a minimum. h% ft J& U. 4# ft ft jf« 0 The class needs a minimum of six students to continue, j&ft m.m ftM W A# i* ft ft # IM ft T ft <> O As an absolute minimum, you
should spend two hours in the evening studying.
jHH&lcfto 0 Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10
degrees. fij ft A 10 It 0 2 [sing.] an
extremely
small amount ft/Mr: He passed the exams with the
minimum of effort, liftoff ASJjSfcilM 7 PTO3 MAXIMUM
.minimum
se'curity prison noun {NAmE) = open
PRISON
.minimum
'wage noun [sing.] the lowest wage that
an employer is allowed to pay by law ( )
ftfE£I$f
min
ing /'maimr)/
noun [U] the process of
getting coal and other minerals from under the ground; the industry involved in
this ft ft
; ft If ik : coal/ diamond/gold/tin mining 'JgfiT / HbftT / ^ft /
4gfitfF ft
o a mining company/community/engineer ft
g]
/ If-^i] / XMW — see also mine n.{l) min
ion /‘minian/
noun {disapproving or humorous) an unimportant
person in an organization who has to obey orders; a servant TH; ftft;
'mini-pill
noun a pill a woman can
take to prevent her getting pregnant, which contains progesterone but
not OESTROGEN pffc (
.mini-1
roundabout noun {BrE) a white circle painted on a road at a
place where two or more roads meet, that all traffic must go around in the same
direction
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Mi®; itM»£XP
w&m) ^
mini-ser ies /'minisiarirz; NAmE -siriiz/ noun {pi mini- ser-ies) a television play that
is divided into a number of parts and shown on different days /ML* ijf;
mini-skirt
/‘minisk3:t;
NAmE -sk3irt/ noun a very short skirt mum
min is ter o-w /'minista(r)/ noun, verb mnoun 1 (often Minister) (BrE) (in
who
is in charge of a government department or a branch of one ( ) SPft:, AE:
the Minister of Education ffc W pP ft:, 0 cl meeting of EU Foreign Ministers 0 senior ministers in
the Cabinet |*||i£j 0 cabinet ministers
ft
—see also first minister, prime
minister 2 (in some Protestant Christian Churches 3£iS;$rl!l#Sc£(Hj)
a trained religious leader ifip: a Methodist minister % — compare pastor, priest, vicar 3 a person,
lower in rank than an ambassador, whose
job is to represent their government in a foreign country ftft;
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verb iJ:i;kVi 'minister to
sb/sth {format) to care for sb,
especially sb who is sick or old, and make sure that they have everything they
need MI4, UGH# (
) 033 tend
ministerial /.mim'stiarial; NAmE -‘stir-/ adj. connected with a
government minister or ministers f$ft|$; AE 6*J: decisions taken at
ministerial level oPftft^J^:^ 0 to hold ministerial
office
(= to have the job of a government minister) jgjf IftftIR# ministering /'mmistarir}/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) caring for people A
'll' ; W W: She could not see herself in the role of ministering
angel.
£±5 g
.Minister of ‘State noun a British government
minister but not one who is in charge of a department
(|li)s#ftm
min istrations /.mmi'streijnz/ noun
[pi.] {formal or humorous) the act of helping or caring for sb
especially when they are ill/sick or in trouble 89^4; HR#; mill-is-try o-w /'mimstri/ noun
{pi. -ies)
1
[C] (BrE) a government department
that has a
particular
area of responsibility ( ) nf$; the
Ministry of Defence IMoq ministry spokesperson ftWA 2 the Ministry [sing.+sing./pl. v.]
ministers of religion, especially Protestant ministers, when they are
mentioned as a group ( Delft P
3
[C, usually sing.] the work and duties of a minister in the Church; the period
of time spent working as a minister in the Church #4H; #4Rft$]
mini-van /'minivaen/ noun {NAmE) = people
carrier mink /mirjk/ noun {pi. mink or minks) 1 [C] a small wild animal with thick shiny fur, a long body
and short legs. Mink are often kept on farms for their fur. ft IS : a mink
farm 7X IS ^ 2 [U] the skin and shiny
brown
fur
of the mink, used for making expensive coats, etc. IS ft : a mink jacket IS ft ^ S? 3 [C] a coat or jacket made of mink IS ft ft ft; IS ft minke /'mirjki; -ka/ (also minke whale) noun a small whale that is dark grey on top and white underneath
min-now
/'minau;
NAmE -nou/ noun 1 a very small
FRESHWATER fish ftlftil ( £ # ft IS A Jc (ft & ) 2 a
company
or sports team that is small or unimportant ft
(.ft
) &*]; ftfelM ( ftM ) minor O-w /'maina(r)/ adj.,
noup, verb madj. 1 [usually before noun] not very large,
important or serious &ft&ft 7ft ^ 6ft ^ it 6ft a minor road ft0 o minor
injuries <> to undergo minor surgery -ftftftft 0 youths imprisoned for
minor offences [i! 4E 4F- ifn %£ A 0 There may be some
minor changes to the schedule. 1«4 ft f£ ift ft ® ft ft ft it) 0
0 Women
played a relatively minor role in the organization. jA n ft ft W f M 7ft W- M ft 41 „ (332 major
2
{music ft) based on a scale in which the third note is a semitone/half tone higher than the
second note ft ; ft W fifr W ; the key of C minor * C ft iJSJ — compare major adj.{3)
m noun 1 {law @) a
person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are
responsible for your actions ft ft A: It is an offence to Serve alcohol to
minors, ftft$ft
2 {especially NAmE) a subject that you
study at university in addition to your major
0 ; ®
verb BTliW minor in sth
{NAmE) to study sth at