•a twenty-minute bus ride乘公车20分钟的车程

•It takes me twenty 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分开出，我们最好提前几分钟到。

•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.你有空的时候我想和你说句话。

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•I've just received a minute from Jeremy authorizing the purchase of six more computers.我刚从杰瑞米那里接到一份正式通告，批准多买六台电脑。

•Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel?你能做会议纪录吗，丹尼尔？

•The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct).上次开会的会议纪录得到一致通过。

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•The minute I saw him, I knew something was wrong.我一见到他，就知道有些甚么不对劲了。

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•I'm not suggesting for a minute that she meant to cause any trouble.我绝非在暗示她是有意找麻烦。

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•It doesn't have to be done this minute, but at some point this week please.不必现在就做完，但请于本周内完成。

•She's just this minute left the office.她刚离开办公室。

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•up-to-the-minute fashion最新流行时装

•up-to-the-minute news最新消息

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•The chairman is minuted as having said that profits had fallen to an all-time low.根据会议纪录，董事长说过利润已降到历史新低。