minute

[US]/'mɪnɪt/
[UK]/'mɪnɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.分钟瞬间,很短的时间;立刻;1/60度会议记录
vt.记录在案,测定时间
adj.极少的,极详细的
Word Forms
复数minutes
第三人称单数minutes

Phrases & Collocations

last minute

最后一分钟

every minute

n. 完全,彻底;时时刻刻

wait a minute

等一下;等一会

per minute

每分钟

just a minute

等一下;请稍等;就来了

half a minute

片刻

any minute

随时;马上

at any minute

随时,在任何时刻

minute hand

钟表的分针

by the minute

以每分钟计算;每时每刻

revolutions per minute

每分钟转动次数

minute down

把…记录下来

on the minute

准时,一分钟不差

Example Sentences

I'll be there in a minute.

我马上就到。

Can you wait a minute?

你能等一会儿吗?

She will be back in a minute.

她马上就回来。

It only takes a minute to make a cup of coffee.

冲一杯咖啡只需要一分钟。

I need a minute to think about it.

我需要一会儿考虑一下。

He arrived at the last minute.

他在最后一分钟到达。

Please give me a minute to explain.

请给我一分钟解释。

The meeting will start in a minute.

会议马上就要开始了。

She is always late by a minute.

她总是迟到一分钟。

Just a minute, I need to find my keys.

等一下,我需要找我的钥匙。

Real-world Examples

Can you spare me a few minutes?

你能为我挪出几分钟时间吗?

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Alice! I advise you to stop this minute!

爱丽丝!我建议你马上停下来!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

It takes only 40 minutes by underground.

乘地铁只需花40分钟。

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Grade 7, Volume 2)

Flyer's battery only lasts about 20 minutes.

飞行器的电池只够支撑20分钟的飞行。

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

The whole opeartion took just 12 minutes.

整个过程只有12分钟。

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2015

Discover another leafy escape just minutes from downtown on the Island of Djurgarden.

动物园岛距离下城区仅分钟之遥,绿树成荫,是另一个远离尘嚣的好去处。

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

The actual drilling takes about five minutes.

实际钻孔时间只需要大概5分钟。

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

Embrace each hour. Seize each golden minute.

拥抱每一小时。抓住珍贵的每分钟。

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

No, but any minute now. - Any minute?

不 不过随时会到 -随时会到?

Source: Classic movies

Let it brew for about... three minutes.

泡个差不多...三分钟。

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

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