minute
柯林斯词典
- NOUN AND VERB USES
1. N-COUNT A minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. People often say "a minute" or "minutes" when they mean a short length of time. 分钟; 片刻
The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook. 接下来,比萨饼大约要用20分钟烤好。
Bye Mom, see you in a minute. 再见,妈妈,一会儿见。
2. N-PLURAL The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it. 会议记录
He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting. 他一直在看上次会议的记录。
3. V-T When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it. 做会议记录
You don't need to minute that. 你不必记录那些。
4. CONVENTION People often use expressions such as wait a minute or just a minute when they want to stop you doing or saying something. 等一下
Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here. 等一下,伙计们,这地方不对劲。
5. PHRASE If you say that something will or may happen at any minute or any minute now, you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon. 随时[强调]
It looked as though it might rain at any minute. 看起来随时都有可能下雨。
6. PHRASE A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. 最后一刻
He will probably wait until the last minute. 他可能会等到最后一刻。
7. PHRASE If you say that something happens the minute something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing. 一…就…[强调]
The minute you do this, you'll lose control. 你一干这个,就会失去控制。
PHRASE
1. ADJ If you say that something is minute, you mean that it is very small. 非常小的
Only a minute amount is needed. 只需很少的一点。
2. ADJ precise or detailed 精确的; 详细的
a minute examination
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minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ (minuting,minuted,minutes)
ADJECTIVE USE
minute /maɪˈnjuːt/ (minutest)
剑桥词典
- The doctor will be with you in just a minute.
- "Did you like the concert ?" "Yes, I enjoyed every minute of it."
- Glennon scored the deciding goal in the final minute of the match .
- He took a minute or two to compose his thoughts before he replied .
- Empty the soup into a saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes.
minute noun (TIME)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] (written abbreviation min.)one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds
分,分钟
a 20-minute bus ride 乘公共汽车20分钟的车程
It takes me 20 minutes to get to work . 我上班路上要花20分钟。
The train leaves at three minutes to eight, so we'd better get there a few minutes before then. 火车7点57分发车,我们最好提前几分钟到。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
used in spoken English to mean a very short time
片刻,一会儿,瞬间
Hang on/Wait a minute - I just have to get my bag . 等一下——我去拿我的包。
Just a minute - I'll be with you when I've finished this. 稍等一下——我做完这个就来见你。
I won't be a minute (= I will be ready soon ). 我很快就好了。
When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you. 等你有空我想和你说句话。
例句
minute noun (MESSAGE)
the minutes [ 名词的复数形式 ]the written record of what was said at a meeting
议事录,会议记录
Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel? 你能作一下会议记录吗,丹尼尔?
The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct ). 上次开会的会议记录得到一致认可。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] mainly
UK formal
an official message from one person to another in an organization(机构中的)正式通告,通知单
I've just received a minute from Clark authorizing the purchase of six more computers . 我刚从克拉克那里接到一份正式通告,批准再买6台电脑。
minute noun (ANGLE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] mathematics specializedany of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into
(角的度量单位)分
习语
the minute (that)not for one minute
this minute
up-to-the-minute 返回 minute