minus的用法

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这是高级口译模拟试题翻译练习中的一句原话“....the risk of losing your job one may minus the risk of losing it another....”,答案译为“(自由贸易)会使你失去工作,(没有自由贸易)你也有可能会失业”,我查了字典关于minus的用法,实在不知道为何会翻译成这样。
希望高手解答。谢谢了!

minus ['mainəs]

adj. 负的,减去的
n. 减号,负号
prep. 减去

例句与用法:
He seems to have mistaken a plus for a minus.
他似乎把正号误作负号了。
Six minus two equals four.
六减去二等于四。
Let's consider the pluses and minuses of moving house.
咱们考虑一下搬家的利弊吧。
Seven minus three equals four.
七减三等于四。
I got B minus in the test.
我在考试中得了个B-。

英英解释:
名词 minus:
an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
同义词:subtraction
形容词 minus:
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
involving disadvantage or harm
同义词:negative