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. 分鍾; 片刻
The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook. 接下來,比薩餅大約要用20分鍾烤好。
Bye Mom, see you in a minute. 再見,媽媽,一會兒見。
2. N-PLURAL The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it. 會議記錄
He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting. 他一直在看上次會議的記錄。
3. V-T When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it. 做會議記錄
You don't need to minute that. 你不必記錄那些。
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,夥計們,這地方不對勁。
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. 隨時[強調]
It looked as though it might rain at any minute. 看起來隨時都有可能下雨。
6. PHRASE A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. 最後一刻
He will probably wait until the last minute. 他可能會等到最後一刻。
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…[強調]
The minute you do this, you'll lose control. 你一乾這個,就會失去控制。
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. 衹需很少的一點。
2. ADJ precise or detailed 精確的; 詳細的
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)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] (written abbreviation min.)one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds
分,分鍾
a 20-minute bus ride 乘公共汽車20分鍾的車程
It takes me 20 minutes to get to work . 我上班路上要花20分鍾。
The train leaves at three minutes to eight, so we'd better get there a few minutes before then. 火車7點57分發車,我們最好提前幾分鍾到。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
used in spoken English to mean a very short time
片刻,一會兒,瞬間
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——我做完這個就來見你。
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. 等你有空我想和你說句話。
例句
minute noun (MESSAGE)
the minutes [ 名詞的複數形式 ]the written record of what was said at a meeting
議事錄,會議記錄
Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel? 你能作一下會議記錄嗎,丹尼爾?
The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct ). 上次開會的會議記錄得到一致認可。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] mainly
UK formal
an official message from one person to another in an organization(機搆中的)正式通告,通知單
I've just received a minute from Clark authorizing the purchase of six more computers . 我剛從尅拉尅那裡接到一份正式通告,批準再買6台電腦。
minute noun (ANGLE)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] mathematics specializedany of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into
(角的度量單位)分
習語
the minute (that)not for one minute
this minute
up-to-the-minute 返回 minute