1N-COUNT 分;分鐘 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;分鐘
The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook.
然後比薩餅做出來大約要用20分鐘的時間。
Bye Mum, see you in a minute.
媽媽,一會兒見。
Half a minute later she came in the front door.
半分鐘之後,她就從前門進來了。
Within minutes we realized our mistake.
沒過多久,我們就意識到了自己的錯誤。
SYN sixty seconds, sixtieth of an hour
2N-PLURAL 會議記錄 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. [+ of]
他剛才一直在閱讀上次會議的記錄。
3VERB 將…記入會議記錄 When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it. 將…記入會議記錄
5CONVENTION 等一下;且慢 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;且慢
Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here.
等一下,夥計們,這裏有點不對勁。
Hey, just a minute!
嗨,等一下!
SYN wait a moment, hold on, hang on [informal], hang about [British, informal]
6PHRASE 随時;馬上;很快 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. 随時;馬上;很快 [emphasis]
It looked as though it might rain at any minute.
看上去好像馬上就要下雨了。
He ought to be back any minute.
他應該随時都會回來。
Any minute now, that phone is going to ring.
那部電話随時可能響。
7PHRASE 根本不;一點也不 If you say that you do not believe for a minute or for one minute that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it is true. 根本不;一點也不 [emphasis]
I don't believe for one minute she would have been scared.
我壓根不認爲她會有所畏懼。
I don't believe him for a minute.
我一點也不相信他。
8PHRASE 最後關頭; 最後一刻 A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. 最後關頭; 最後一刻
She was doing some last-minute revision for her exams.
她在爲考試進行最後的複習。
The location has been changed at the last minute.
在最後一刻改變了地點。
He will probably wait until the last minute.
他也許會等到最後一刻。
9PHRASE 下一刻(強調事情發生得很突然) You use the expression the next minute or expressions such as 'one minute he was there, the next he was gone' to emphasize that something happens suddenly. 下一刻(強調事情發生得很突然) [emphasis]
The next minute my father came in.
接着我父親突然進來了。
Jobs are there one minute, gone the next.
工作機會稍縱即逝。
10PHRASE 一…就… If you say that something happens the minute something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing. 一…就… [emphasis]
The minute you do this, you'll lose control.
你一旦做了這件事,就會失去控制。
The minute that the war started, everybody was glued to the television.
戰事一起,所有人都盯緊了電視報道。
11PHRASE 此刻;就在此時 If you say that something must be done this minute, you are emphasizing that it must be done immediately. 此刻;就在此時 [emphasis]
1one sixtieth of an hour分鐘ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINUTE | MINUTE + VERB | MINUTE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤closing, final, opening結束的/最後的/開始的⋯分鐘◇He scored in the final minutes of the game.他在比賽的最後幾分鐘得了分。➤passing過去的⋯分鐘◇With each passing minute, the tension mounts.每過一分鐘,緊張就加劇一些。➤full, whole整整⋯分鐘◇The noise lasted almost a full minute.噪聲幾乎持續了整整一分鐘。➤long長長的⋯分鐘◇Ten long minutes later, he finally had the results.過了漫長的 10 分鐘,他終於得到了結果。➤precious珍貴的⋯分鐘◇Gina wasted ten precious minutes on her final test question.吉娜在最後一個考試題目上浪費了寶貴的 10 分鐘。➤agonizing, tense折磨人的/緊張的⋯分鐘◇For ten agonizing minutes she couldn't find her son.她找不到自己兒子的那 10 分鐘真是痛苦之極。VERB + MINUTE➤spend花費⋯分鐘◇I spent ten minutes dealing with emails.我花了 10 分鐘處理電子郵件。➤last, take持續⋯分鐘;花費⋯分鐘➤waste浪費⋯分鐘➤count計算分鐘數◇Tracey was already counting the minutes until the weekend.特雷西已經在數着分鐘盼望週末了。MINUTE + VERB➤elapse, pass, tick by⋯分鐘流逝;⋯分鐘過去◇The minutes ticked by and still nothing happened.時間一分一秒地過去,仍然什麼事也沒發生。➤fly by時間飛逝➤turn into sth⋯分鐘變成⋯◇Fifteen minutes turned into thirty, and still no one called.15 分鐘變成了 30 分鐘,仍然沒人打來電話。MINUTE + NOUN➤hand分針◇the minute hand on the clock時鐘的分針PREPOSITION➤after... minutes⋯分鐘後◇After twenty minutes I started to get worried.20 分鐘過去了,我開始擔心起來。➤for... minutes持續⋯分鐘◇We waited for ten minutes and then left.我們等了 10 分鐘,然後就離開了。➤in... minutes⋯分鐘以後◇The movie starts in ten minutes.電影將在 10 分鐘後開始。➤minutes after, minutes past (especially BrE) ⋯點過⋯分◇four minutes after / past two2 點過 4 分➤minutes of, minutes to差⋯分⋯點◇ten minutes to three差 10 分 3 點➡ note at measureminute
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2moment時刻;片刻ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINUTE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤last最後一刻◇Don't leave everything till the last minute.不要把什麼事都留到最後一刻去做。➤next下一時刻◇One minute he was fine and the next minute he collapsed on the floor.前一分鐘他還好好的,可下一分鐘就癱倒在地板上了。➤spare空餘的時刻◇If you have a few spare minutes, you could clean the kitchen.如果你有幾分鐘空餘時間,可以把廚房打掃一下嘛。VERB + MINUTE➤hang on, hold on, wait(打電話時)等一會兒◇Could you wait a minute, please?請你等一會兒,好嗎?➤have, spare抽出一點兒時間◇Do you have a minute, Miss Brown?布朗小姐,能耽誤你一點兒時間嗎?◇Can you spare a minute?你能抽出一點兒時間嗎?➤take花費一點兒時間◇This will only take a minute.這只需一點兒時間。PREPOSITION➤in a minute立刻;馬上◇I'll be with you in a minute.我一會兒就來。➤within minutes轉眼間◇The ship sank within minutes.轉眼間船就沉沒了。PHRASES➤every waking minute清醒的每分鐘◇They spend every waking minute together.他們醒着時的每分鐘都在一起。➤just a minute稍等片刻;且慢▸➤the minute sth happens⋯剛一發生◇Tell him I want to see him the minute he arrives.他到了讓他馬上來見我。➤not for a minute根本不;從不◇I never thought for a minute he'd refuse.我從沒想過他會拒絕。➤this minute馬上◇Come here this minute!馬上到這兒來!minute
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3minuteswritten record of what is said at a meeting會議記錄VERB + MINUTES | PHRASESVERB + MINUTES➤keep, take做會議記錄◇Who's going to take minutes? (especially NAmE) 誰來做會議記錄?◇Who's going to take the minutes? (especially BrE) 誰來做會議記錄?➤circulate散發會議記錄➤read看會議記錄▸➤agree, approve, sign (BrE) 通過會議記錄;簽署會議記錄▸➤write up整理會議記錄◇I wrote up the minutes of the meeting and circulated them by email.我整理了會議記錄,並用電子郵件發給了大家。PHRASES➤the minutes of a meeting會議記錄➡ topic at meeting
minute noun ⇨minute (It starts in ten minutes.)⇨record (the minutes of a meeting)minute verb ⇨record1minute adj. ⇨detailed (in minute detail)⇨small (minute traces of sth)minute
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minute ♦︎ moment ♦︎ second ♦︎ bit ♦︎ instant ♦︎ sec ♦︎ split secondThese are all words for a very short period of time.這些詞均表示片刻、瞬間。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達時間的長短
instant
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bit
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant / a sec◆for a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant / a sec / a split second◆after a minute / moment / second / bit◆at / from that minute / moment / second / instant◆within minutes / moments / seconds◆just a minute / moment / second / sec◆this minute / moment / second / instant◆a brief / fleeting moment / second / instant◆one / a single minute / moment / second / instant◆to hang on / hold on / wait a minute / moment / second / sec◆to have / spare / give sb a minute / moment / second◆to last / take a minute / moment / second◆a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant / a split second later◆a minute / a moment / a second / a bit / an instant longer■minute [countable] a unit for measuring time. There are 60 minutes in one hour.分鐘;分◆It's four minutes to six.差四分鐘6點。◆I'll be back in a few minutes.我一會兒就回來。◆It's only a ten-minute bus ride into town.從這裏乘公共汽車進城只需十分鐘。◆I enjoyed every minute of the party.這次聚會我從頭到尾都很開心。ⓘ Especially in spoken English a minute [singular] is a very short period of time.尤其在口語中,minute指一會兒、一會兒的工夫◆Hang on(= Wait) a minute-I'll just get my coat.等一下,我去拿外套。◆I just have to finish this-I won't be a minute.我得做完這活兒,一會兒就好。◆Could I see you for a minute?我能見你一下嗎?◆Don't leave everything till the last minute.别把什麽事都拖到最後一刻。■moment [countable] a very short period of time片刻;瞬間◆Could you wait a moment, please?請您稍等一下,好嗎?◆One moment, please(= Please wait a short time).請稍候。◆He thought for a moment before replying.他想了一下才回答。◆I'll be back in a moment.我一會兒就回來。◆Moments later, I heard a terrible crash.過了一會兒,我聽到一聲可怕的撞擊聲。◆We arrived not a moment too soon(= almost too late).我們到得一點也不早。■second [countable] a unit for measuring time. There are 60 seconds in one minute.秒◆She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds.她跑100米只需11秒多一點。◆The light flashes every 5 seconds.燈光每5秒鐘閃一次。◆The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.水的流速約爲每秒1.5米。ⓘ Especially in spoken English a second is also just a very short period of time.尤其在口語中,second亦可指一會兒、一會兒的工夫◆Hang on(= Wait) a second while I find my keys.等一下,我找找鑰匙。◆I'll be finished with this in a couple of seconds.我馬上就能把這活兒做完。NOTE辨析 Minute, moment or second?In many cases you can use any of these words.在許多情況下這三個詞可以通用◆Wait / Hang on / Just a minute / moment / second.稍等片刻。Minute is the most frequent in spoken English, but it is more usual to use moment in written English, especially when telling a story. * minute在口語中最常用;moment較常用於書面語,尤用於講故事◆He thought for a minute/second before replying.■bit [singular] (especially BrE, informal) a short period of time一會兒;片刻◆Wait a bit!等會兒!◆Greg thought for a bit before answering.格雷格略微思考了一下才回答。■instant [countable, usually singular] (especiallywritten) an extremely short period of time瞬間;刹那◆It was all over in an instant.轉瞬之間一切都結束了。◆Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.有那麽一刹那我以爲他會拒絕。ⓘ An instant can be even shorter than a minute, moment or second. It is mostly used in written English, especially when telling a story. * instant甚至比minute、moment和second還要短,主要用於書面語中,尤用於講故事。■sec [singular] (informal, spoken) a very short period of time; a second片刻;霎時◆Stay there. I'll be back in a sec.待在那兒别走,我馬上回來。◆Hang on(= Wait) a sec.稍等一下。■ˌsplit ˈsecond [countable] (informal) an extremely short period of time瞬間;刹那◆Their eyes met for a split second.他們的目光在刹那間交匯在一起。▸ˈsplit-second
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◆She had to make a split-second decision.她必須當機立斷。◆The success of the raid depended on split-second timing.襲擊的成功取決於分秒不差的時機把握。