minute

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

Translation

n.分鐘瞬間,很短的時間;立刻;1/60度會議記錄
vt.記錄在案,測定時間
adj.極少的,極詳細的
Word Forms
複數minutes
第三人稱單數minutes

Phrases & Collocations

last minute

最後一分鐘

every minute

n. 完全,徹底;時時刻刻

wait a minute

等一下;等一會

per minute

每分鐘

just a minute

等一下;請稍等;就來了

half a minute

片刻

any minute

隨時;馬上

at any minute

隨時,在任何時刻

minute hand

鐘錶的分針

by the minute

以每分鐘計算;每時每刻

revolutions per minute

每分鐘轉動次數

minute down

把…記錄下來

on the minute

準時,一分鐘不差

Example Sentences

I'll be there in a minute.

我馬上就到。

Can you wait a minute?

你能等一會兒嗎?

She will be back in a minute.

她馬上就回來。

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

衝一杯咖啡只需要一分鐘。

I need a minute to think about it.

我需要一會兒考慮一下。

He arrived at the last minute.

他在最後一分鐘到達。

Please give me a minute to explain.

請給我一分鐘解釋。

The meeting will start in a minute.

會議馬上就要開始了。

She is always late by a minute.

她總是遲到一分鐘。

Just a minute, I need to find my keys.

等一下,我需要找我的鑰匙。

Real-world Examples

Can you spare me a few minutes?

你能爲我挪出幾分鐘時間嗎?

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Alice! I advise you to stop this minute!

愛麗絲!我建議你馬上停下來!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

It takes only 40 minutes by underground.

乘地鐵只需花40分鐘。

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

Flyer's battery only lasts about 20 minutes.

飛行器的電池只夠支撐20分鐘的飛行。

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

The whole opeartion took just 12 minutes.

整個過程只有12分鐘。

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2015

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

動物園島距離下城區僅分鐘之遙,綠樹成蔭,是另一個遠離塵囂的好去處。

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

The actual drilling takes about five minutes.

實際鑽孔時間只需要大概5分鐘。

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

Embrace each hour. Seize each golden minute.

擁抱每一小時。抓住珍貴的每分鐘。

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

No, but any minute now. - Any minute?

不 不過隨時會到 -隨時會到?

Source: Classic movies

Let it brew for about... three minutes.

泡個差不多...三分鐘。

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

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