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minute

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Related topics: Measurement, Maths
min·ute1 /ˈmɪnət/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
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-minute
Examples from the Corpus
until the last minute• Negotiations continued, until the last minute, but the Town team were adamant and the organisers ruled that Jodi was ineligible.• She stood by the window waiting for Elvira until the last minute.• Aurangzeb's musketeers held their fire until the last minute, then discharged their entire artillery.• And if you leave it until the last minute, so what?• He led her on right until the last minute.• In all cases, you would be wise to avoid waiting until the last minute.• By waiting until the last minute, donors can sometimes escape attention in the hectic time before an election.• I could see myself just planning on going away for a weekend sometime and not planning on where until the last minute.
3  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。
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by the minute• Medical technology changes almost by the minute.• I became angrier by the minute, but I could not convey to them why I was so upset.• By late Friday evening, the campsite was already half full with more campers arriving by the minute.• More were arriving by the minute, but were not coming up the track.• It was getting darker by the minute.• Extra police had been brought in, but the Bridgeport mob grew by the minute.• I could feel my attitude souring by the minute.• Its innovation and principal selling point was that it bills by the second rather than by the minute.• Now it's getting more violent by the minute.
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。
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love/enjoy/hate etc every minute (of something)• I know we all enjoyed every minute of the three hectic months.• But we were careless and happy and full of fun, and enjoyed every minute of the day.• I got a goal and enjoyed every minute of it.• And I give it all I got and enjoy every minute of it.• He went down early each morning and jumped up and down in the briny, enjoying every minute of it.• The first mile was pure pain and I hated every minute of it.• And he thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.• And even when the tires went flat or the road grew rough, we loved every minute of the journey.
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。
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within minutes of doing something• Amex's local office within minutes of being sent.• Back and forth I traveled, sometimes within minutes of each other.• He was arrested within minutes of making the calls.• His plane landed within minutes of a plane carrying Castro.• Lawrence looked ahead to a new challenge within minutes of celebrating a dramatic ten-man two-goal comeback at Wolves.• Mitchell had met both Isaac and Sister Vera within minutes of his arrival on the island eight months previously.• Nor is the waiting made any easier when, at 11.00 p.m. two carp roll over my swim within minutes of each other.• Two other Protestant men were shot within minutes of the attack.
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。
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a minute• Stay here a minute.
 SPOKEN PHRASES
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。
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the next minute• But the next minute there were shrieks.• For the next minute Diana and the old soldier stood laughing delightedly together.• One minute he could be smiling and joking, the next minute he could be exploding.• One moment he was against lawsuits, the next minute his team filed one.• Then the next minute he's swearing.
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？
Examples from the Corpus
minute of• This exasperating weekday practice prevents us seeing at least 10 minutes of each of the first two sessions of paly.• Some 11 minutes of the latest Disney feature, Oliver and Company, use computer-generated elements.• After about 20 minutes of arguing, both of them seemed on the verge of outright hysteria.• After only 26 minutes of the first set the covers came on.• That adds up to 30 minutes of supercharged Hollywood spectacle.• Hearty laughter is also good exercise: one hundred hearty laughs is equal to ten minutes of rowing.• United were within thirty minutes of possible relegation ... then Joey Beachamp made up for all his earlier misses.• The fellas arrived within two minutes of the last man.
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-minute
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minute• 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/ ●○○ adjectiveadj  
1  SMALLextremely small 极小的
2  CAREFULpaying careful attention to the smallest details 非常仔细的，极详细的 SYN meticulous
—minutely adverbadv
 She studied the letter minutely.
她很仔细地琢磨那封信。
Examples from the Corpus
minute• 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 [transitiveT]  
especially British EnglishBrEWRITE 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。
From Longman Business Dictionary
minutemin·ute1 /ˈmɪnət/ noun
1minutes [plural] an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting
The minutes of the last AGM were read.
Will someone take the minutes? (=write down what is said)
2[countableC] a short official note that gives authority for something or that records a decision
a Treasury minute dated 2nd December
We attach a certified copy of a Board minute authorising the signature of this letter.
minuteminute2 verb [transitiveT]
to make a written record of something in the minutes of a meeting
The board’s decision was formally minuted.
You’d better minute that point.
Origin 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 adjectiveadjmin·ute3 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 348 COCA: 308
minute

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 1one sixtieth of an hour分鐘ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINUTE | MINUTE + VERB | MINUTE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤closing, final, opening結束的／最後的／開始的⋯分鐘◇He scored in the final minutes of the game.他在比賽的最後幾分鐘得了分。➤passing過去的⋯分鐘◇With each passing minute, the tension mounts.每過一分鐘，緊張就加劇一些。➤full, whole整整⋯分鐘◇The noise lasted almost a full minute.噪聲幾乎持續了整整一分鐘。➤long長長的⋯分鐘◇Ten long minutes later, he finally had the results.過了漫長的 10 分鐘，他終於得到了結果。➤precious珍貴的⋯分鐘◇Gina wasted ten precious minutes on her final test question.吉娜在最後一個考試題目上浪費了寶貴的 10 分鐘。➤agonizing, tense折磨人的／緊張的⋯分鐘◇For ten agonizing minutes she couldn't find her son.她找不到自己兒子的那 10 分鐘真是痛苦之極。VERB + MINUTE➤spend花費⋯分鐘◇I spent ten minutes dealing with emails.我花了 10 分鐘處理電子郵件。➤last, take持續⋯分鐘；花費⋯分鐘➤waste浪費⋯分鐘➤count計算分鐘數◇Tracey was already counting the minutes until the weekend.特雷西已經在數着分鐘盼望週末了。MINUTE + VERB➤elapse, pass, tick by⋯分鐘流逝；⋯分鐘過去◇The minutes ticked by and still nothing happened.時間一分一秒地過去，仍然什麼事也沒發生。➤fly by時間飛逝➤turn into sth⋯分鐘變成⋯◇Fifteen minutes turned into thirty, and still no one called.15 分鐘變成了 30 分鐘，仍然沒人打來電話。MINUTE + NOUN➤hand分針◇the minute hand on the clock時鐘的分針PREPOSITION➤after... minutes⋯分鐘後◇After twenty minutes I started to get worried.20 分鐘過去了，我開始擔心起來。➤for... minutes持續⋯分鐘◇We waited for ten minutes and then left.我們等了 10 分鐘，然後就離開了。➤in... minutes⋯分鐘以後◇The movie starts in ten minutes.電影將在 10 分鐘後開始。➤minutes after, minutes past (especially BrE) ⋯點過⋯分◇four minutes after / past two2 點過 4 分➤minutes of, minutes to差⋯分⋯點◇ten minutes to three差 10 分 3 點  ➡ note at measure
minute

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 2moment時刻；片刻ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINUTE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤last最後一刻◇Don't leave everything till the last minute.不要把什麼事都留到最後一刻去做。➤next下一時刻◇One minute he was fine and the next minute he collapsed on the floor.前一分鐘他還好好的，可下一分鐘就癱倒在地板上了。➤spare空餘的時刻◇If you have a few spare minutes, you could clean the kitchen.如果你有幾分鐘空餘時間，可以把廚房打掃一下嘛。VERB + MINUTE➤hang on, hold on, wait（打電話時）等一會兒◇Could you wait a minute, please?請你等一會兒，好嗎？➤have, spare抽出一點兒時間◇Do you have a minute, Miss Brown?布朗小姐，能耽誤你一點兒時間嗎？◇Can you spare a minute?你能抽出一點兒時間嗎？➤take花費一點兒時間◇This will only take a minute.這只需一點兒時間。PREPOSITION➤in a minute立刻；馬上◇I'll be with you in a minute.我一會兒就來。➤within minutes轉眼間◇The ship sank within minutes.轉眼間船就沉沒了。PHRASES➤every waking minute清醒的每分鐘◇They spend every waking minute together.他們醒着時的每分鐘都在一起。➤just a minute稍等片刻；且慢▸➤the minute sth happens⋯剛一發生◇Tell him I want to see him the minute he arrives.他到了讓他馬上來見我。➤not for a minute根本不；從不◇I never thought for a minute he'd refuse.我從沒想過他會拒絕。➤this minute馬上◇Come here this minute!馬上到這兒來！
minute

noun³

 3minutes written record of what is said at a meeting會議記錄VERB + MINUTES | PHRASES VERB + MINUTES➤keep, take做會議記錄◇Who's going to take minutes? (especially NAmE) 誰來做會議記錄？◇Who's going to take the minutes? (especially BrE) 誰來做會議記錄？➤circulate散發會議記錄➤read看會議記錄▸➤agree, approve, sign (BrE) 通過會議記錄；簽署會議記錄▸➤write up整理會議記錄◇I wrote up the minutes of the meeting and circulated them by email.我整理了會議記錄，並用電子郵件發給了大家。PHRASES➤the minutes of a meeting會議記錄  ➡ topic at meeting
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 348 COCA: 308
minute noun
⇨ minute (It starts in ten minutes.) ⇨ record (the minutes of a meeting)minute verb
⇨ record 1minute adj.
⇨ detailed (in minute detail) ⇨ small (minute traces of sth) minute

noun

minute ♦︎ moment ♦︎ second ♦︎ bit ♦︎ instant ♦︎ sec ♦︎ split secondThese are all words for a very short period of time. 这些词均表示片刻、瞬间。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达时间的长短
instant➔moment➔minute➔bit
split secondsecond
sec
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant / a sec◆for a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant / a sec / a split second◆after a minute / moment / second / bit◆at / from that minute / moment / second / instant◆within minutes / moments / seconds◆just a minute / moment / second / sec◆this minute / moment / second / instant◆a brief / fleeting moment / second / instant◆one / a single minute / moment / second / instant◆to hang on / hold on / wait a minute / moment / second / sec◆to have / spare / give sb a minute / moment / second◆to last / take a minute / moment / second◆a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant / a split second later◆a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant longer■ minute [countable] a unit for measuring time. There are 60 minutes in one hour. 分钟；分◆It's four minutes to six.差四分钟6点。◆I'll be back in a few minutes.我一会儿就回来。◆It's only a ten-minute bus ride into town.从这里乘公共汽车进城只需十分钟。◆I enjoyed every minute of the party.这次聚会我从头到尾都很开心。ⓘ Especially in spoken English a minute [singular] is a very short period of time. 尤其在口语中，minute指一会儿、一会儿的工夫◆Hang on (= Wait) a minute－I'll just get my coat.等一下，我去拿外套。◆I just have to finish this－I won't be a minute.我得做完这活儿，一会儿就好。◆Could I see you for a minute?我能见你一下吗？◆Don't leave everything till the last minute.别把什么事都拖到最后一刻。 ■ moment [countable] a very short period of time 片刻；瞬间◆Could you wait a moment, please?请您稍等一下，好吗？◆One moment, please (= Please wait a short time).请稍候。◆He thought for a moment before replying.他想了一下才回答。◆I'll be back in a moment.我一会儿就回来。◆Moments later, I heard a terrible crash.过了一会儿，我听到一声可怕的撞击声。◆We arrived not a moment too soon (= almost too late).我们到得一点也不早。■ second [countable] a unit for measuring time. There are 60 seconds in one minute. 秒◆She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds.她跑100米只需11秒多一点。◆The light flashes every 5 seconds.灯光每5秒钟闪一次。◆The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.水的流速约为每秒1.5米。ⓘ Especially in spoken English a second is also just a very short period of time. 尤其在口语中，second亦可指一会儿、一会儿的工夫◆Hang on (= Wait) a second while I find my keys.等一下，我找找钥匙。◆I'll be finished with this in a couple of seconds.我马上就能把这活儿做完。 NOTE 辨析 Minute, moment or second?In many cases you can use any of these words. 在许多情况下这三个词可以通用◆Wait / Hang on / Just a minute / moment / second.稍等片刻。 Minute is the most frequent in spoken English, but it is more usual to use moment in written English, especially when telling a story. * minute在口语中最常用；moment较常用于书面语，尤用于讲故事◆He thought for a minute/second before replying. ■ bit [singular] (especially BrE, informal) a short period of time 一会儿；片刻◆Wait a bit!等会儿！◆Greg thought for a bit before answering.格雷格略微思考了一下才回答。■ instant [countable, usually singular] (especially written) an extremely short period of time 瞬间；刹那◆It was all over in an instant.转瞬之间一切都结束了。◆Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.有那么一刹那我以为他会拒绝。ⓘ An instant can be even shorter than a minute, moment or second. It is mostly used in written English, especially when telling a story. * instant甚至比minute、moment和second还要短，主要用于书面语中，尤用于讲故事。■ sec [singular] (informal, spoken) a very short period of time; a second 片刻；霎时◆Stay there. I'll be back in a sec.待在那儿别走，我马上回来。◆Hang on (= Wait) a sec.稍等一下。■ ˌsplit ˈsecond [countable] (informal) an extremely short period of time 瞬间；刹那◆Their eyes met for a split second.他们的目光在刹那间交汇在一起。▸ ˈsplit-second

adjective

◆She had to make a split-second decision.她必须当机立断。◆The success of the raid depended on split-second timing.袭击的成功取决于分秒不差的时机把握。
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