| 单词 | minute |
| 释义 | Related topics: Measurement, Mathsmin·ute1 /ˈmɪnət/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 time 时间TMHM a unit for measuring time. There are 60 minutes in one hour 分，分钟 It takes me ten minutes to walk to work. 我步行上班要用十分钟。 The train arrived at four minutes past eight. 火车于八点零四分到达。 He returned a few minutes later. 几分钟后他回来了。 I’ll meet you at the car in five minutes. 五分钟后我在车那儿和你见面。a one/two/three etc minute something a ten-minute bus ride 十分钟的公共汽车车程2 the last minute LATEthe last possible time, just before it is too late 最后一刻at the last minute He cancelled his trip to England at the last minute. 他在最后一刻取消了去英国的行程。until the last minute If you leave your essay until the last minute, you’ll almost certainly panic. 如果你把文章一直拖到最后一刻再写，心里肯定会很慌。 → last-minute3 by the minute (also every minute, minute by minute)INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC used to say that something continues quickly becoming greater, stronger etc 每时每刻，越来越 She was getting angrier by the minute. 她越来越生气。 His voice was getting stronger every minute. 他的声音越来越高亢。4 love/enjoy/hate etc every minute (of something) informalALL/EVERYTHING if you love, enjoy etc every minute of an activity or experience, you love, enjoy etc all of it 特别喜欢/尽情享受/极其憎恨等（某事物） I went camping for a week and enjoyed every minute of it. 我去野营了一周，每一分钟都过得很开心。5 within minutes SOONvery soon after something has happened 片刻后，转瞬间 The ambulance was there within minutes. 不一会儿救护车就到了。within minutes of doing something He had his car stolen within minutes of arriving at the office. 他到办公室没一会儿车就被偷了。6 a minute TMCSHORT TIMEa very short period of time 一会儿，片刻 SYN moment Sam thought for a minute, then smiled at his brother. 萨姆想了一下，然后冲着他的兄弟笑了。 Can I have a word? It will only take a minute. 我能说两句吗？只要一小会儿。 SPOKEN PHRASES7 in a minute PMNvery soon 很快，立刻，马上 Wait here. I’ll be back in a minute. 在这儿等着。我很快就回来。 Mr Gregson will be with you in a minute. 格雷格森先生马上就来。8 wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute a) WAITused to tell someone you want them to wait for a short time while you do or say something else 稍等片刻 Just a minute, Margaret, I want to introduce you to Betty. 等一下，玛格丽特，我想把你介绍给贝蒂。 Wait a minute, let me see if I understand this correctly. 等一下，让我想想我对这个是不是理解正确了。 b) STOP DOING somethingused to tell someone to stop speaking or doing something for a short time because they have said or done something wrong 等一等，且慢〔用于叫某人暂时不要说下去或做下去，因为他们说错了或做错了〕 Hold on a minute! That can’t be right. 等等！那不可能是正确的。9 (at) any minute (now) SOONused to say that something will or may happen extremely soon 随时，马上，在任何时刻 We’re expecting them any minute now. 我们在等他们，他们随时会到。10 have you got a minute? British English, do you have a minute? American EnglishASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something used to ask someone if you may talk to them for a short time 能耽误你一点时间吗？ Have you got a minute? I need to ask you some questions. 能耽搁你一点时间吗？我要问你一些问题。11 the minute (that) somebody does something IMMEDIATELYas soon as someone does something 某人一做某事就… Tell him I need to see him the minute he arrives. 他一到就告诉他我要见他。12 not think/believe etc for one minute BELIEVEused to say that you certainly do not think something, believe something etc 一点也不认为/相信等 I don’t think for one minute that he’ll do it but I have to ask. 我根本不相信他会去做，但我还是得问一下。13 this minute immediately 立刻，马上 Johnny! Get inside, this minute! 约翰尼！进来，马上！ You don’t have to tell me right this minute. 你用不着现在就告诉我。14 the next minute IMMEDIATELYimmediately afterwards 马上，立刻，紧接着 I put down the phone and the next minute it rang again. 我放下电话，它马上又响了起来。15 one minute ... the next (minute) ... used to say that a situation suddenly changes 一会儿…一会儿又…〔表示情况突然变化〕 One minute they’re madly in love and the next they’ve split up again. 他们一会儿爱得发狂，一会儿又分手了。16 MEETING 会议minutes [plural]MEET an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting 会议记录，议事录 Will you take the minutes (=write them down)? 你能做一下会议记录吗？minutes of Has everyone seen the minutes of last month’s meeting? 大家都看过上个月的会议记录了吗？17. HMmathematics 数学 technical one of the 60 parts into which a degree of an angle is divided. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 78° 52' means 78 degrees 52 minutes. 分〔角度计量单位，即六十分之一度〕 → up-to-the-minuteExamples from the Corpusminute• The power went out for about 15 minutes.• It takes them a minute to realize they are not going to be screamed at.• Five minutes later she came up to my room.• In fact it is not quite half-an-hour - the journey usually takes twenty-four minutes, but Vic wishes it were longer.• Give me a couple of minutes, will you?• Set the wok over high heat for one minute.• I sat down at my drawing table for just one minute.• In some cases, 10 per minute may be higher than the going daytime rate offered by competitors.• Seven minutes into the game at Barnsley.• It takes Paula about three minutes to swim a lap.a one/two/three etc minute something• Some of the rooms are about a two minute walk away in the Loutrouvia annexe.• The Rose is situated in a quiet yet central position, about a three minute walk from the main street.• After a two minute exposure to acid, the perfusion was resumed for a further 90 minute period.• One of the bonuses of being Magazine Editor is that you get a three minute Pastoral visit once a month.• Various airline industry estimates suggest that a one minute delay in scheduled aircraft departure costs between £130 and £750.• The bed and breakfast houses are within a three minute walk; the evening meal is served in the Strass.mi·nute2 /maɪˈnjuːt $ -ˈnuːt/ ●○○ adjective 1 SMALLextremely small 极小的 You only need a minute amount. 你只需要很少的量。 Her handwriting is minute. 她的字非常小。► see thesaurus at small2 CAREFULpaying careful attention to the smallest details 非常仔细的，极详细的 SYN meticulous a minute examination of the rock 对那块岩石的仔细检查 He explained the plan in minute detail. 他非常详细地解释了那个计划。 —minutely adverb She studied the letter minutely. 她很仔细地琢磨那封信。Examples from the Corpusminute• Only minute amounts of the chemical were found in the water supply.• The equipment records minute changes in air pressure.• The substance is so toxic that even a minute dose of it could be fatal.• The print was so minute I nearly went blind reading it.• The problem was caused by minute particles of dust getting in the disk drive.• We used a microscope to look at the minute plant forms.• minute scutiny• Her writing's so minute that it's difficult to read.• Police found minute traces of blood on the car seats.in minute detail• He remembers everything in minute detail.• Neither was I told to examine in minute detail, every blade of grass that my kit was to come in contact with.• Hence the numerous child abuse inquiries which have scrutinised, in minute detail, the actions of the professionals involved.• I carefully examined every photograph in minute detail through a magnifying glass so as not to miss a thing.min·ute3 /ˈmɪnət/ verb [transitive] especially British EnglishWRITE to make an official note of something in the record of a meeting 将…记入会议记录 This discussion is off the record and should not be minuted. 这次讨论是非正式的，不应做记录。→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryminutemin‧ute1 /ˈmɪnət/ noun1minutes [plural] an official written record of what is said and decided at a meetingThe minutes of the last AGM were read.Will someone take the minutes? (=write down what is said)2[countable] a short official note that gives authority for something or that records a decisiona Treasury minute dated 2nd DecemberWe attach a certified copy of a Board minute authorising the signature of this letter.minuteminute2 verb [transitive] to make a written record of something in the minutes of a meetingThe board’s decision was formally minuted.You’d better minute that point.→ See Verb tableOrigin minute1 (1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin minuta, from pars minuta prima “first small part, one sixtieth of a unit”, from Latin minutus; → MINUTE2 minute2 (1600-1700) Latin minutus, from minuere “to make smaller”min·ute1 noun →SPOKEN PHRASES1mi·nute2 adjectivemin·ute3 verbChineseSyllable for There Corpus measuring time. are unit Business a |
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