minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ CET4 ( minuting, minuted, minutes )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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. 分钟; 片刻

  例：

  The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook.

  接下来，比萨饼大约要用20分钟烤好。

  例：

  Bye Mom, see you in a minute.

  再见，妈妈，一会儿见。

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it. 会议记录

  例：

  He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting.

  他一直在看上次会议的记录。

• 3. 

  V-T When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it. 做会议记录

  例：

  You don't need to minute that.

  你不必记录那些。

• 4. 

  CONVENTION 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

  例：

  Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here.

  等一下，伙计们，这地方不对劲。

• 5. 

  PHRASE 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. 随时 [强调]

  例：

  It looked as though it might rain at any minute.

  看起来随时都有可能下雨。

• 6. 

  PHRASE A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. 最后一刻

  例：

  He will probably wait until the last minute.

  他可能会等到最后一刻。

• 7. 

  PHRASE If you say that something happens the minute something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing. 一…就… [强调]

  例：

  The minute you do this, you'll lose control.

  你一干这个，就会失去控制。