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词汇 minute
释义 minute
noun
uk /ˈmɪn.ɪt/ us /ˈmɪn.ɪt/

minutenoun (TIME)


A1[ C ](written abbreviationmin.)
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。
A2[ C ]
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。
The doctor will be with you in just a minute.
"Did you like the concert?" "Yes, I enjoyed every minute of it."“你喜欢这场音乐会吗?”“很喜欢,我觉得从头到尾每一分钟都很精彩。”
Glennon scored the deciding goal in the final minute of the match.格伦农在比赛的最后一分钟攻入了具有决定性的一球。
He took a minute or two to compose his thoughts before he replied.他用一两分钟平静了思绪后才作出回答。
Empty the soup into a saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes.把汤都倒进煮锅中,慢火煨10分钟。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Specific periods of time
all day
Anthropocene
around-the-clock
British Summer Time
BST
Holocene
hour
hour-long
hr
Jurassic
Neogene
nightlong
Oligocene
Ordovician
Palaeocene
Precambrian
week-long
wk
year
year-long

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Short in time

minutenoun (MESSAGE)


 the minutes[ plural ]
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?
[ C ]mainly UKformal
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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Information and messages
advance notice
advance warning
advertisement
aide-mémoire
ammunition
credential
flier
gory
guideline
handout
info
PSA
push notification
radiogram
readout
sidelight
subtlety
telemetry
the gory detailsidiom
the real deal

minutenoun (ANGLE)


[ C ] mathematics specialized
any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into(角的度量单位)分
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
angle of incidence
angularity
antinode
asymptote
asymptotic
diagonal
gradient
interior angle
multiaxial
non-coplanar
non-intersecting
non-planar
reflex
shallow
supplementary
transversal
triangulate
unbowed
vanishing point
vertically

Idioms


the minute (that)
not for one minute
this minute
up-to-the-minute
minute
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈmɪn.ɪt/ us /ˈmɪn.ɪt/
to make a written record of what is said at a meeting: 把…写进议事录,把…写进会议记录
The chairman is minuted as having said that profits had fallen to an all-time low.根据会议记录,董事长说利润已降到历史最低点。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Writing & typing
agraphia
asemic
bang
bang something out
bash something out
borrow
chart
contribute
dot
draw
orthography
put someone down for something
put something/someone down
re-register
re-registration
readability
scrawl
semiotics
speller
transcribe
minute
adjective
uk /maɪˈnjuːt/ us /maɪˈnuːt/
C2
extremely small: 极微小的
a minute amount/quantity微量/少量
I've never seen a man with such tiny hands - they're minute!我从没见过手长得这么小的男人——他的手太小了!
The documentary showed an eye operation in minute detail(= showing every small detail).这部纪录片纤毫毕现地展示了一次眼科手术的过程。
Synonyms
infinitesimalformal
microscopic
tiny
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not great in size, amount, etc.
smallI live in a small town.
littleShe's a good little girl.
a littleI just want a little ice cream.
a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Extremely small
atomized
be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom
bitsy
exiguity
exiguous
indiscernibly
infinitesimal
infinitesimally
irreducible
irreducibly
miniature
minuscule
slimly
slimness
subatomic
ultra-small
ultra-tiny
vanishingly
weeny
XS

minute | American Dictionary


minute
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmɪn·ət/(abbreviationmin.)

minutenoun[C] (TIME)


any of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into; 60 seconds:
It takes me 20 minutes to get to work.
 a minute
A minute is also a very short time:
Just a minute – I’m almost ready.
When you’ve got a minute, I’d like to talk to you.

Idiom


the minute (that)
minute
adjective
us/mɑɪˈnut, mə-/

minuteadjective (SMALL)


extremely small:
minute amounts/quantities
She examined the contract in minute detail (= looking at all the details of it).

minute | Business English


minute
noun
uk /ˈmɪnɪt/us
 the minutes[ plural ]
MEETINGS
the written record of what was said and decided at a meeting:
The company publishes the minutes of all its meetings online.
agree/approve the minutes
 take the minutes
to write down what is said at a meeting and by whom:
It is part of her job to set the agenda for board meetings and take the minutes.
[ C ]mainly UKformal
an official message or written statement that records a decision and often gives permission for an action to be taken:
We've received a minute authorizing the purchase of six more computers.
There did not appear to be any proper board minute approving the sale.
minute
verb[ T ]
 MEETINGSuk /ˈmɪnɪt/us
to make a written record of what was said at a meeting:
The secretary hadn't bothered to minute half the meetings on the subject.
be fully/carefully/properly minutedTalks with lobbyists were fully minuted.

Examples of minute


minute
At 25 minutes' duration and requiring 25 players, it is one of the most substantial works ever to come out of the project.
They reported that it is a simple and a quick screening tool which can be performed in less than 10 minutes.
Ten minutes were allowed for cercarial penetration, after which time less than 1 % of the cercariae remained in suspension.
The administration of the test took about 15 minutes.
Each of the sessions took two days to complete and lasted approximately 40 minutes per day.
Virtually complete bath changes could be achieved in a few minutes while holding bath temperature constant.
The significant differences that occur are minute: 4% compared to 3% among the typically developing children.
The analysis of data on volubility, as indicated by utterances per minute, was restricted to the first 35 utterances in each sample.
Interviews varied between 30 and 80 minutes in length and were subsequently transcribed for analysis.
The time of immersion in the water bath varied from 12 to 18 minutes, depending on the body size.
Her methodology is qualitative documentary analysis, drawing principally on municipal reports and committee minutes, and also some voluntary sector records.
They say that there will be a 20 - 40 minute delay for the robot's signals to be transmitted to earth.
Storage of the data prior to reconstruction required 3 minutes.
Within minutes, seven men, several dressed in suits and ties, marched in, one by one, and stood in a row behind us.
It monitors the consumption of the substations belonging to the cluster (by summing the consumption reports it receives each minute).
See all examples of minute
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