The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to __________ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported．

A．decrease

B．subtract

C．minimize

D．degrade

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C。火灾导致了巨大的损失，但是工厂却试图把影响最小化，说损失没有报道的那么严重。
考查动词辨析。decrease指数量上的“减少”，subtract为数学上的“减”，均不能consequence(后果)这种
抽象名词搭配；degrade,意为“降级；使退化”，与句意不符；minimize有“将……最小化，减到最低”之意，符合句意。

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