minute
[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]
minutest
1. 非常小的
If you say that something is minute, you mean that it is very small.
近义词
双语例句
例：Only a minute amount is needed.
只需很少的量。
ADJ. 形容词
wait a minute
1. 等一下
People often use expressions such as wait a minute or just a minute when they want to stop you doing or saying something.
近义词
hang on
双语例句
例：Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here.
等一下，伙计们，这地方不对劲。
CONVENTION. 习惯表达
minutes
1. [C 可数名词] 分钟 , 片刻
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.
双语例句
例：The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook.
接下来，大约要用20分钟来烤制比萨饼。
例：Bye Mum, see you in a minute.
再见，妈妈，一会儿见。
2. [PL 复数] 会议记录
The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it.
双语例句
例：He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting.
他一直在看上次会议的记录。
NOUN. 名词
(at) any minute (now)
1. 随时
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.
双语例句
例：It looked as though it might rain at any minute.
看起来随时都有可能下雨。
last minute
1. 最后一刻
A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible.
双语例句
例：He will probably wait until the last minute.
他可能会等到最后一刻。
the minute
1. 一…就…
If you say that something happens the minute something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing.
双语例句
例：The minute you do this, you'll lose control.
一旦你这么做，就会失去控制。
PHRASE. 习语
minutes , minuting , minuted
1. [T 及物动词] 做会议记录
When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it.
双语例句
例：You don't need to minute that.
你不必记录那些。
VERB. 动词
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