noun🔗Share下限，最低限度。 The lowest limit."We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time."我们任何时候都需要至少三名员工值班。(Wǒmen rènhé shíhou dōu xūyào zhìshǎo sān míng yuángōng zhíbān.)organizationjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share极少量，最少量 The smallest amount."He always tries to get away with doing the minimum."他总是试图只做最少量的工作就蒙混过关。amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share光度极小期 A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star)."The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth."据说，太阳活动的蒙德光度极小期与地球上的一个严寒时期相对应。astronomyphysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下界元素，最小下界。 A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set."In the set of ages of children at the party {3, 5, 7, 3, 9}, the age 3 is a minion because it's the smallest age present and one of the children is actually that age. "在参加聚会的孩子们的年龄集合 {3, 5, 7, 3, 9} 中，年龄 3 是一个下界元素（最小下界），因为它既是集合中最小的年龄，而且确实有孩子是这个年龄。mathlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下限，最小值. The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution."In the math quiz scores, 65 was the minion, while 98 was the maximum. "在这次数学测验的分数中，65分是最低分，而98分是最高分。statisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share爪牙，喽啰，走卒 A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being."The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city."那个大坏蛋派出他的喽啰，同时抢劫了城里的所有银行。personcharacterorganizationjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share走狗，马屁精，帮凶 A sycophantic follower."The manager only promoted employees who were his minions, always agreeing with everything he said. "经理只会提拔那些马屁精员工，他们总是对他言听计从。personcharacterorganizationsocietyattitudepoliticsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share宠臣，亲信。 A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured."My younger sister is my dearest minion; I love her very much. "我妹妹是我的心头至爱，最受宠的亲信，我非常爱她。personfamilyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小炮，轻型火炮 An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches."During the archaeological dig, they unearthed a rusty minion, a small cannon used centuries ago. "在考古挖掘过程中，他们挖出了一门锈迹斑斑的小炮，一种几个世纪前使用的轻型火炮。militaryweaponhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share七号字, 细字。 The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point."The fine print in the old contract was printed in minion, making it difficult to read without a magnifying glass. "那份旧合同上的小字是用七号字印刷的，不用放大镜很难看清楚。typewritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share受宠的, 宠爱的 Favoured, beloved; "pet"."The minion child always received extra attention from their doting grandmother. "这个受宠的孩子总是能从溺爱他们的奶奶那里得到额外的关爱。characterfamilypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
