| 释义 |
minute1/ˈminit/ n. & v.●n. 1 a sixtieth of an hour 分 (1 小时的 1/60) 2 a distance covered in one minute 1 分钟的路程 twenty minutes from the station 离车站 20 分钟的路程 3a a moment; an instant; a point of time 片刻；一会儿；瞬间 expecting her any minute 随时期待她到来; the train leaves in a minute 火车马上启动 b (prec. by 前接 the) colloq. the present time [口]眼前；眼下 what are you doing at the minute? 你现在在干嘛呢？ c (foll. by 后跟 clause) as soon as 一…就 call me the minute you get back 一回到家就马上给我打电话 4 a sixtieth of a degree of angular distance (symbol 符＇) 分 (1 度的 1/60) 5 (in pl. 用复数) a brief summary of the proceedings at a meeting 会议记录 6 an official memorandum authorizing or recommending a course of action 备忘录；摘要；简短记录 ●v. tr. 1 record (proceedings) in the minutes (用议事录)记下(议程) 2 send the minutes of a meeting to (a person) 把会议的备忘录发送给(某人) □ just (or wait) a minute 1 a request to wait for a short time 稍等片刻 2 as a prelude to a query or objection 且慢 [Middle English via Old French from Late Latin minuta (n.), from fem. of minutus MINUTE2: senses 1 & 4 of noun from medieval Latin pars minuta prima ‘first minute part’ (cf. SECOND2): senses 5 & 6 perhaps from medieval Latin minuta scriptura ‘draft in small writing’] |