英语词汇“minute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

minutenoun

uk/ˈmɪn.ɪt/us/ˈmɪn.ɪt/

minute noun (TIME)

A1 [ C ] written abbreviation min. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds:

a 20-minute bus ride

It takes me 20 minutes to get to work.

The train leaves at three minutes to eight, so we'd better get there a few minutes before then.

A2 [ C ] used in spoken English to mean a very short time:

Hang on/Wait a minute - I just have to get my bag.

Just a minute - I'll be with you when I've finished this.

I won't be a minute (= I will be ready soon).

When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you.

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.

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Specific periods of time

around-the-clock
British Summer Time
BST
calendar month
daylight saving time
depth
hr
hundred
Jurassic
lunar month
microsecond
midpoint
nightlong
Q, q
quarter
Quaternary
response time
s
trimester
year-long

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Short in time

minute noun (MESSAGE)

the minutes [ plural ]

the written record of what was said at a meeting:

Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel?

The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct).

[ C ] mainly UK formal 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.

minute noun (ANGLE)

[ C ] specialized mathematics any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into

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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations

acute
alternate angle
angle of incidence
antinode
asymptote
asymptotic
axial
erect
horizontal
oblique
parallel
plumb
prominent
reflection
secant
slant
supplementary angle
tangent
tangential
transversal

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Idiom(s)

the minute (that)

not for one minute

this minute

up-to-the-minute

minuteverb [ T ]

uk/ˈmɪn.ɪt/us/ˈmɪn.ɪt/

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.

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Writing & typing

asterisk
borrow
chalk
co-author
compose
copy
creative writing
enter
fair sth out
fire
ghostwrite
misspell
orthography
record
run
scrawl
transcription
typing
write
write sth up

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单词	minute
释义	Contents noun (3) minute (TIME) minute (MESSAGE) minute (ANGLE) verb (1) minute (1) adjective (1) minute (1) Contents noun (1) minute (TIME) adjective (1) minute (SMALL) Contents noun (3) minute (1) minute (2) minute (3) verb (1) minute (1) English American Business minutenoun uk/ˈmɪn.ɪt/us/ˈmɪn.ɪt/ minute noun (TIME) A1 [ C ] written abbreviation min. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: a 20-minute bus ride It takes me 20 minutes to get to work. The train leaves at three minutes to eight, so we'd better get there a few minutes before then. A2 [ C ] used in spoken English to mean a very short time: Hang on/Wait a minute - I just have to get my bag. Just a minute - I'll be with you when I've finished this. I won't be a minute (= I will be ready soon). When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you. 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Specific periods of time around-the-clock British Summer Time BST calendar month daylight saving time depth hr hundred Jurassic lunar month microsecond midpoint nightlong Q, q quarter Quaternary response time s trimester year-long See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Short in time minute noun (MESSAGE) the minutes [ plural ] the written record of what was said at a meeting: Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel? The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct). [ C ] mainly UK formal 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. minute noun (ANGLE) [ C ] specialized mathematics any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations acute alternate angle angle of incidence antinode asymptote asymptotic axial erect horizontal oblique parallel plumb prominent reflection secant slant supplementary angle tangent tangential transversal See more results » Idiom(s) the minute (that) not for one minute this minute up-to-the-minute minuteverb [ T ] uk/ˈmɪn.ɪt/us/ˈmɪn.ɪt/ 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Writing & typing asterisk borrow chalk co-author compose copy creative writing enter *fair sth* out fire ghostwrite misspell orthography record run scrawl transcription typing write write sth up See more results » minuteadjective uk/maɪˈnjuːt/us/maɪˈnuːt/ C2 extremely small: a minute amount/quantity I've never seen a man with such tiny hands - they're minute! The documentary showed an eye operation in minute detail (= showing every small detail). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Extremely small atomized be knee-high to a grasshopper idiom fractional imperceptible infinitesimal irreducible knee-high Lilliputian micro microscopic miniature minuscule nano- slim teeny tiddly tiny titchy vanishingly See more results » minutenoun [ C ] us/ˈmɪn·ət/abbreviation min. minute noun [ C ] (TIME) any of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into; 60 seconds: It takes me 20 minutes to get to work. a minute A minute is also a very short time: Just a minute – I’m almost ready. When you’ve got a minute, I’d like to talk to you. Idiom(s) the minute (that) minuteadjective us/mɑɪˈnut, mə-/ minute adjective (SMALL) extremely small: minute amounts/quantities She examined the contract in minute detail (= looking at all the details of it). minutenoun uk/ˈmɪnɪt/us the minutes [ plural ] MEETINGS the written record of what was said and decided at a meeting: The company publishes the minutes of all its meetings online. agree/approve the minutes take the minutes to write down what is said at a meeting and by whom: It is part of her job to set the agenda for board meetings and take the minutes. [ C ] mainly UK formal an official message or written statement that records a decision and often gives permission for an action to be taken: We've received a minute authorizing the purchase of six more computers. There did not appear to be any proper board minute approving the sale. minuteverb [ T ] uk/ˈmɪnɪt/usMEETINGS to make a written record of what was said at a meeting: The secretary hadn't bothered to minute half the meetings** on the subject. be fully/carefully/properly minuted Talks with lobbyists were fully minuted.
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minutenoun

minute noun (TIME)

minute noun (MESSAGE)

minute noun (ANGLE)

Idiom(s)

minuteverb [ T ]

minuteadjective

minutenoun [ C ]

minute noun [ C ] (TIME)

Idiom(s)

minuteadjective

minute adjective (SMALL)

minutenoun

minuteverb [ T ]