| 单词 | minute |
| 释义 | minute 1. n. & v. --n 1. the sixtieth part of an hour. 2. a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes from the station). 3. a a moment; an instant; a point of time (expecting her any minute; the train leaves in a minute). b (prec. by the) colloq. the present time (what are you doing at the minute?). c (foll. by clause) as soon as (call me the minute you get back). 4. the sixtieth part of an angular degree. 5. (in pl.) a brief summary of the proceedings at a meeting. 6. an official memorandum authorizing or recommending a course of action. --vtr. 1. record (proceedings) in the minutes. 2. send the minutes to (a person). Phrases and idioms just (or wait) a minute 1. a request to wait for a short time. 2. as a prelude to a query or objection. minute-gun a gun fired at intervals of a minute at funerals etc. minute hand the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes. minute steak a thin slice of steak to be cooked quickly. up to the minute completely up to date. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL minuta (n.), f. fem. of minutus MINUTE(2): senses 1. & 4 of noun f. med.L pars minuta prima first minute part (cf. SECOND(2)): senses 5 & 6 perh. f. med.L minuta scriptura draft in small writing 2. adj. (minutest) 1. very small. 2. trifling, petty. 3. (of an inquiry, inquirer, etc.) accurate, detailed, precise. Derivatives minutely adv. minuteness n. Etymology: ME f. L minutus past part. of minuere lessen |
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