minute
noun uk/ˈmɪn.ɪt/ us/ˈmɪn.ɪt/
(TIME)
A1 [ C ] (written abbreviation min.)分，分钟
one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds
a 20-minute bus ride 乘公共汽车20分钟的车程
It takes me 20 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分发车，我们最好提前几分钟到。
A2 [ C ]片刻，一会儿，瞬间
used in spoken English to mean a very short time
Hang on/Wait a minute - I just have to get my bag. 等一下——我去拿我的包。
Just a minute - I'll be with you when I've finished this. 稍等一下——我做完这个就来见你。
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. 等你有空我想和你说句话。
- More examples
- The doctor will be with you in just a minute.
- "Did you like the concert?" "Yes, I enjoyed every minute of it."
- Glennon scored the deciding goal in the final minute of the match.
- He took a minute or two to compose his thoughts before he replied.
- Empty the soup into a saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes.
(MESSAGE)
the minutes [ plural ] 议事录，会议记录
the written record of what was said at a meeting
Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel? 你能作一下会议记录吗，丹尼尔？
The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct). 上次开会的会议记录得到一致认可。
He agreed to circulate the minutes to everyone present at the meeting.
Reporters were given a copy of the minutes of the company's board meeting.
Their discussion was not recorded in the minutes.
[ C ] mainly UK formal（机构中的）正式通告，通知单
an official message from one person to another in an organization
I've just received a minute from Clark authorizing the purchase of six more computers. 我刚从克拉克那里接到一份正式通告，批准再买6台电脑。
(ANGLE)
[ C ] mathematics specialized（角的度量单位）分
any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into
Idioms
the minute (that)idiom C2 一…就
at the exact or first moment when
The minute I saw him, I knew something was wrong. 我一见到他，就知道有什么事不对劲儿。
not for one minuteidiom (UK also not for a minute) 根本不，一点也不
certainly not
I'm not suggesting for one minute that she meant to cause any trouble. 我绝非在暗示她是有意找麻烦。
this minuteidiom 现在;刚才，方才
now or a very short time ago
It doesn't have to be done (right) this minute, but it does need to be finished this week. 不必现在就做完，但请于这周内完成。
She's just this minute left the office. 她刚离开办公室。
up-to-the-minuteidiom 最新式的
modern
up-to-the-minute fashion 最新流行时装
最新的，最近的
containing all the most recent information
up-to-the-minute news 最新消息
minute
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmɪn.ɪt/ us/ˈmɪn.ɪt/
把…写进议事录，把…写进会议记录
to make a written record of what is said at a meeting
The chairman is minuted as having said that profits had fallen to an all-time low. 根据会议记录，董事长说利润已降到历史最低点。