minute是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds -- 分，分钟

  • a 20-minute bus ride 乘公共汽车20分钟的车程

  • It takes me 20 minutes to get to work. 我上班路上要花20分钟。

  • The train leaves at three minutes to eight, so we'd better get there a few minutes before then. 火车7点57分发车，我们最好提前几分钟到。

  • Hang on/Wait a minute - I just have to get my bag. 等一下——我去拿我的包。

  • Just a minute - I'll be with you when I've finished this. 稍等一下——我做完这个就来见你。

  • I won't be a minute (= I will be ready soon). 我很快就好了。

  • When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you. 等你有空我想和你说句话。

• 1 the written record of what was said at a meeting -- 议事录，会议记录

  • Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel? 你能作一下会议记录吗，丹尼尔？

  • The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct). 上次开会的会议记录得到一致认可。

  • I've just received a minute from Clark authorizing the purchase of six more computers. 我刚从克拉克那里接到一份正式通告，批准再买6台电脑。

• 2 any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into -- （角的度量单位）分

• 3 to make a written record of what is said at a meeting -- 把…写进议事录，把…写进会议记录

  • The chairman is minuted as having said that profits had fallen to an all-time low. 根据会议记录，董事长说利润已降到历史最低点。

• 4 extremely small -- 微小的，极小的

  • a minute amount/quantity 微量／少量

  • I've never seen a man with such tiny hands - they're minute! 我从没见过手长得这么小的男人——他的手太小了！

  • The documentary showed an eye operation in minute detail (= showing every small detail). 这部纪录片纤毫毕现地展示了一次眼科手术的过程。