minute
noun
uk/ˈmɪn.ɪt/us/ˈmɪn.ɪt/minutenoun(TIME)
A1[C](written abbreviationmin.)
one of the 60partsthat anhourisdividedinto, consisting of 60seconds:
分，分钟a 20-minutebusride乘公共汽车20分钟的车程
Ittakesme 20 minutes to get towork.我上班路上要花20分钟。
Thetrainleavesat three minutes to eight, so we'dbetterget 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 inspokenEnglishtomeana veryshorttime:
片刻，一会儿，瞬间Hang on/Wait aminute - I just have to get mybag.等一下——我去拿我的包。
Just aminute - I'll be with you when I'vefinishedthis.稍等一下——我做完这个就来见你。
Iwon't be aminute(= I will bereadysoon).我很快就好了。
When you'vegot aminute, I'd like abriefword with you.等你有空我想和你说句话。
- Thedoctorwill be with you in just a minute.
- "Did you like theconcert?" "Yes, Ienjoyedevery minute of it."
- Glennonscoredthedecidinggoalin thefinalminute of thematch.
- He took a minute or two tocomposehisthoughtsbefore hereplied.
- Empty thesoupinto asaucepanandsimmergentlyfor ten minutes.
Specific periods of time
- Anthropocene
- around-the-clock
- British Summer Time
- BST
- calendar month
- hour-long
- hr
- Jurassic
- lunar month
- Mesozoic
- nightlong
- Oligocene
- Ordovician
- Palaeocene
- Palaeogene
- Precambrian
- week-long
- wk
- year
- year-long
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Short in time
minutenoun(MESSAGE)
the minutes[plural]
the writtenrecordof what was said at ameeting:
议事录，会议记录Could youtake/do(= write)the minutes, Daniel?你能作一下会议记录吗，丹尼尔？
The minutes of the lastmeetingwereapprovedunanimously(= everyoneagreedthat they werecorrect).上次开会的会议记录得到一致认可。
[C]mainlyUKformal
anofficialmessagefrom onepersonto another in anorganization:
（机构中的）正式通告，通知单I've justreceiveda minute from Clarkauthorizingthepurchaseof six morecomputers.我刚从克拉克那里接到一份正式通告，批准再买6台电脑。
Official documents
- accounts
- affidavit
- aleatory
- annal
- apostille
- certify
- filing
- free pass
- get-out clause
- Green Paper
- Hansard
- prenuptial agreement
- proceedings
- pt
- PTO
- recertification
- recertify
- renewable
- warrant
- writ
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Information and messages
minutenoun(ANGLE)
[C]mathematicsspecialized
any of the 60partsthat thedegreesof anyanglearedividedinto
（角的度量单位）分Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- acute
- angle of incidence
- angularity
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- bisector
- circuitous
- equilateral
- indirect
- non-planar
- noncollinear
- obliquely
- obtuse
- orthogonal
- osculate
- projection
- prominent
- rectilinear
- sine
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 writtenrecordof what is said at ameeting:
把…写进议事录，把…写进会议记录Thechairmanis minuted as having said thatprofitshadfallento anall-timelow.根据会议记录，董事长说利润已降到历史最低点。
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- tab
- touch-type
- unwritten
- writ
- writing