minute

1. N-COUNT A minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. People often say "a minute" or "minutes" when they mean a short length of time. 分鍾; 片刻

The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook. 接下來，比薩餅大約要用20分鍾烤好。

Bye Mom, see you in a minute. 再見，媽媽，一會兒見。

2. N-PLURAL The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it. 會議記錄

He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting. 他一直在看上次會議的記錄。

3. V-T When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it. 做會議記錄

You don't need to minute that. 你不必記錄那些。

4. CONVENTION People often use expressions such as wait a minute or just a minute when they want to stop you doing or saying something. 等一下

Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here. 等一下，夥計們，這地方不對勁。

5. PHRASE If you say that something will or may happen at any minute or any minute now, you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon. 隨時[強調]

It looked as though it might rain at any minute. 看起來隨時都有可能下雨。

6. PHRASE A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. 最後一刻

He will probably wait until the last minute. 他可能會等到最後一刻。

7. PHRASE If you say that something happens the minute something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing. 一…就…[強調]

The minute you do this, you'll lose control. 你一乾這個，就會失去控制。

PHRASE

1. ADJ If you say that something is minute, you mean that it is very small. 非常小的

Only a minute amount is needed. 衹需很少的一點。

2. ADJ precise or detailed 精確的; 詳細的

a minute examination