maximize
maximise, v [Tn]
1 increase (sth) as much as possible 使(某事物)增至最大限度
We must maximize profits. 我们必须尽量增加利润.
2 make the best use of (sth) 最大限度利用(某事物)
maximize one's opportunities 充分利用机会. Cf 参看 minimize.
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.