- a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour（时间单位）分：
he stood in the shower for twenty minutes
他在阵雨中站了20分钟
in ten minutes' time he could be on his way.
10分钟后, 他可能上路了。
- the distance covered in this length of time by someone driving or walking驾车（或步行）一分钟的路程：
the hotel is situated just ten minutes from the centre of the resort.
旅馆到旅游胜地中心仅10分钟路程。
- informal a very short time〈非正式〉片刻, 一会儿：
come and sit down for a minute.
来坐一会儿。
- an instant or a point of time刻, 时：
she had been laughing one minute and crying the next.
她一会儿笑一会儿哭。
- （亦作arc minute或minute of arc）a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement (symbol: ')分（角度量单位, 符号： '）。
any minute（或at any minute）
- very soon随时。
at the minute
- Brit. informal at the present time〈英, 非正式〉目前; 此时。
by the minute
- (especially of the progress of a change) very rapidly（尤指变化进程）迅速地, 极快地：
matters grew worse by the minute.
事态迅速恶化。
just （或wait）a minute
- used as a request to delay an action, departure, or decision for a short time, usually to allow the speaker to do something稍等片刻：
wait a minute-I have to put my make-up on.
稍等一下——我还要化妆。
- as a prelude to a challenge, query, or objection且慢：
wait a minute-that just isn't true.
且慢——那根本不对。
the minute（或the minute that）
- as soon as一…（就）。
not for a minute
- not at all根本不, 一点也不：
don't think for a minute that our pricing has affected our quality standards.
千万不要认为我们的定价影响了我们的质量标准。
this minute（或this very minute）
- at once; immediately立即, 马上。
- Brit. only a short while ago〈英〉刚才, 方才：
I've just this minute got back to the flat.
我刚回到公寓。
- extremely small微小的, 异常小的, 极小的：
her flat was minute.
她的公寓极小。
- so small as to verge on insignificance微不足道的, 无足轻重的：
he will have no more than a minute chance of exercising significant influence.
他发挥重要影响的机会很小。
- (of an inquiry or investigation, or an account of one) taking the smallest points into consideration; precise and meticulous（询问, 调查, 描述）仔细的; 缜密的; 明察秋毫的：
a minute examination of the islands.
对那些岛的仔细调查。
minutely
adverbminuteness
nounminutes
- a summarized record of the proceedings at a meeting会议记录, 议事录。
- an official memorandum authorizing or recommending a course of action备忘录。
- record or note (the proceedings of a meeting or a specified item among such proceedings)将（会议事项）记入议事录, 记录。
- send information to (someone) by means of a memorandum以备忘录方式告知：
look up the case and minute me about it.
查看一下案件并把情况以备忘录方式告诉我。