minute
noun]ˈmɪn.ɪt/
TIME 时间
ESSENTIAL countable (written abbreviation min.)
■any of the 60 parts which an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds 分，分钟•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。 ESSENTIAL countable
■used in spoken English to mean a very short time 片刻，一会儿，瞬间•Hang on/Wait a minute - I'll just get my bag.等一下——我去拿我的袋子。 •Just a minute - I'll be with you when I've finished this.稍等一下——我做完这个就和你一起去。 •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。
noun]ˈmɪn.ɪt/
MESSAGE 资讯
countable 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 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。 the minutes [plural]
■the written record of what was said at a meeting 议事录，会议纪录•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。
noun]ˈmɪn.ɪt/
ANGLE 角
countable specialized
■any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into 分（角的度量单位）
noun]ˈmɪn.ɪt/
the minute (that)
■at the exact or first moment when 一…就•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。
noun]ˈmɪn.ɪt/
not for a minute
■certainly not 根本不，一点也不•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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this minute
■now or a very short time ago 现在；刚才，方才•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。
noun]ˈmɪn.ɪt/
up-to-the-minute
■modern 最新款的•up-to-the-minute fashion最新流行时装 ■containing all the most recent information 最新的，最近的•up-to-the-minute news最新消息
verb transitive /ˈmɪn.ɪt/
■to make a written record of what is said at a meeting 把…写进议事录，把…写进会议纪录•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。 |