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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++min·ute1 /ˈmɪnət/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 time 时间TMHM a unit for measuring time. There are 60 minutes in one hour 分，分钟 It takes me ten minutes to walk to work. 我步行上班要用十分钟。 The train arrived at four minutes past eight. 火车于八点零四分到达。 He returned a few minutes later. 几分钟后他回来了。 I’ll meet you at the car in five minutes. 五分钟后我在车那儿和你见面。a one/two/three etc minute something a ten-minute bus ride 十分钟的公共汽车车程2 the last minute LATEthe last possible time, just before it is too late 最后一刻at the last minute He cancelled his trip to England at the last minute. 他在最后一刻取消了去英国的行程。until the last minute If you leave your essay until the last minute, you’ll almost certainly panic. 如果你把文章一直拖到最后一刻再写，心里肯定会很慌。 → last-minute3 by the minute (also every minute, minute by minute)INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC used to say that something continues quickly becoming greater, stronger etc 每时每刻，越来越 She was getting angrier by the minute. 她越来越生气。 His voice was getting stronger every minute. 他的声音越来越高亢。4 love/enjoy/hate etc every minute (of something) informalALL/EVERYTHING if you love, enjoy etc every minute of an activity or experience, you love, enjoy etc all of it 特别喜欢/尽情享受/极其憎恨等（某事物） I went camping for a week and enjoyed every minute of it. 我去野营了一周，每一分钟都过得很开心。5 within minutes SOONvery soon after something has happened 片刻后，转瞬间 The ambulance was there within minutes. 不一会儿救护车就到了。within minutes of doing something He had his car stolen within minutes of arriving at the office. 他到办公室没一会儿车就被偷了。6 a minute TMCSHORT TIMEa very short period of time 一会儿，片刻 SYN moment Sam thought for a minute, then smiled at his brother. 萨姆想了一下，然后冲着他的兄弟笑了。 Can I have a word? It will only take a minute. 我能说两句吗？只要一小会儿。 SPOKEN PHRASES14 the next minute IMMEDIATELYimmediately afterwards 马上，立刻，紧接着 I put down the phone and the next minute it rang again. 我放下电话，它马上又响了起来。15 one minute ... the next (minute) ... used to say that a situation suddenly changes 一会儿…一会儿又…〔表示情况突然变化〕 One minute they’re madly in love and the next they’ve split up again. 他们一会儿爱得发狂，一会儿又分手了。16 MEETING 会议minutes [plural]MEET an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting 会议记录，议事录 Will you take the minutes (=write them down)? 你能做一下会议记录吗？minutes of Has everyone seen the minutes of last month’s meeting? 大家都看过上个月的会议记录了吗？17. HMmathematics 数学 technical one of the 60 parts into which a degree of an angle is divided. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 78° 52' means 78 degrees 52 minutes. 分〔角度计量单位，即六十分之一度〕 → up-to-the-minute
Examples from the Corpus
minute• The power went out for about 15 minutes.• It takes them a minute to realize they are not going to be screamed at.• Five minutes later she came up to my room.• In fact it is not quite half-an-hour - the journey usually takes twenty-four minutes, but Vic wishes it were longer.• Give me a couple of minutes, will you?• Set the wok over high heat for one minute.• I sat down at my drawing table for just one minute.• In some cases, 10 per minute may be higher than the going daytime rate offered by competitors.• Seven minutes into the game at Barnsley.• It takes Paula about three minutes to swim a lap.a one/two/three etc minute something• Some of the rooms are about a two minute walk away in the Loutrouvia annexe.• The Rose is situated in a quiet yet central position, about a three minute walk from the main street.• After a two minute exposure to acid, the perfusion was resumed for a further 90 minute period.• One of the bonuses of being Magazine Editor is that you get a three minute Pastoral visit once a month.• Various airline industry estimates suggest that a one minute delay in scheduled aircraft departure costs between £130 and £750.• The bed and breakfast houses are within a three minute walk; the evening meal is served in the Strass.mi·nute2 /maɪˈnjuːt $ -ˈnuːt/ ●○○ adjective 1 SMALLextremely small 极小的2 CAREFULpaying careful attention to the smallest details 非常仔细的，极详细的 SYN meticulous —minutely adverb She studied the letter minutely. 她很仔细地琢磨那封信。Examples from the Corpus
minute• Only minute amounts of the chemical were found in the water supply.• The equipment records minute changes in air pressure.• The substance is so toxic that even a minute dose of it could be fatal.• The print was so minute I nearly went blind reading it.• The problem was caused by minute particles of dust getting in the disk drive.• We used a microscope to look at the minute plant forms.• minute scutiny• Her writing's so minute that it's difficult to read.• Police found minute traces of blood on the car seats.in minute detail• He remembers everything in minute detail.• Neither was I told to examine in minute detail, every blade of grass that my kit was to come in contact with.• Hence the numerous child abuse inquiries which have scrutinised, in minute detail, the actions of the professionals involved.• I carefully examined every photograph in minute detail through a magnifying glass so as not to miss a thing.min·ute3 /ˈmɪnət/ verb [transitive] especially British EnglishWRITE to make an official note of something in the record of a meeting 将…记入会议记录 This discussion is off the record and should not be minuted. 这次讨论是非正式的，不应做记录。→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryminutemin‧ute1 /ˈmɪnət/ noun1minutes [plural] an official written record of what is said and decided at a meetingThe minutes of the last AGM were read.Will someone take the minutes? (=write down what is said)2[countable] a short official note that gives authority for something or that records a decisiona Treasury minute dated 2nd DecemberWe attach a certified copy of a Board minute authorising the signature of this letter.minuteminute2 verb [transitive] to make a written record of something in the minutes of a meetingThe board’s decision was formally minuted.You’d better minute that point.→ See Verb tableOrigin minute1 (1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin minuta, from pars minuta prima “first small part, one sixtieth of a unit”, from Latin minutus; → MINUTE2 minute2 (1600-1700) Latin minutus, from minuere “to make smaller”min·ute1 noun →SPOKEN PHRASES1mi·nute2 adjectivemin·ute3 verbChineseSyllable
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min‧ute1 S1 W1 /ˈmɪnət, ˈmɪnɪt/ 
noun [countable]
It takes me ten minutes to walk to work.
The train arrived at four minutes past eight.
He returned a few minutes later.
I’ll meet you at the car in five minutes.
a one/two/three etc minute something
a ten minute bus ride
2. the last minute the last possible time, just before it is too late
at the last minute
He cancelled his trip to England at the last minute.
until the last minute
If you leave your essay until the last minute, you’ll almost certainly panic. ⇨ last-minute
3. by the minute (also every minute, minute by minute) used to say that something continues quickly becoming greater, stronger etc:
She was getting angrier by the minute.
His voice was getting stronger every minute.
4. love/enjoy/hate etc every minute (of something) informal if you love, enjoy etc every minute of an activity or experience, you love, enjoy etc all of it:
I went camping for a week and enjoyed every minute of it.
5. within minutes very soon after something has happened:
The ambulance was there within minutes.
within minutes of doing something
He had his car stolen within minutes of arriving at the office.
6. a minute a very short period of time
SYN moment:
Sam thought for a minute, then smiled at his brother.
Can I have a word? It will only take a minute.
SPOKEN PHRASES
7. in a minute very soon:
Wait here. I’ll be back in a minute.
Mr Gregson will be with you in a minute.
8. wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute
a. used to tell someone you want them to wait for a short time while you do or say something else:
Just a minute, Margaret, I want to introduce you to Betty.
Wait a minute, let me see if I understand this correctly.
b. used to tell someone to stop speaking or doing something for a short time because they have said or done something wrong:
Hold on a minute__ That can’t be right.
9. (at) any minute (now) used to say that something will or may happen extremely soon:
We’re expecting them any minute now.
10. have you got a minute? British English, do you have a minute? American English used to ask someone if you may talk to them for a short time:
Have you got a minute? I need to ask you some questions.
11. the minute (that) somebody does something as soon as someone does something:
Tell him I need to see him the minute he arrives.
12. not think/believe etc for one minute used to say that you certainly do not think something, believe something etc:
I don’t think for one minute that he’ll do it but I have to ask.
13. this minute immediately:
Johnny__ Get inside, this minute__
You don’t have to tell me right this minute.
14. the next minute immediately afterwards:
I put down the phone and the next minute it rang again.
15. one minute ... the next (minute) ... used to say that a situation suddenly changes:
One minute they’re madly in love and the next they’ve split up again.
16. MEETING minutes [plural] an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Will you take the minutes (=write them down)?
minutes of
Has everyone seen the minutes of last month’s meeting?
17. MATHEMATICS technical one of the sixty parts into which a degree of an angle is divided. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 78° 52' means 78 degrees 52 minutes. ⇨ up-to-the-minute
mi‧nute2 /maɪˈnjuːt $ -ˈnuːt/ adjective
You only need a minute amount.
Her handwriting is minute.
2. paying careful attention to the smallest details
SYN meticulous:
a minute examination of the rock
He explained the plan in minute detail.
—minutely adverb:
She studied the letter minutely.
■ very small
▪tiny very small – used about objects, numbers, or amounts: a tiny island | Dairy foods provide your body with a tiny amount of vitamin D.
▪teeny informal very small - used for emphasis: I'll just have a teeny bit of cream. | There's just one teeny little problem. | a teeny little house
▪minute extremely small and extremely difficult to see or notice: They found minute traces of poison in his body. | The differences are minute. | minute creatures
▪miniature a miniature camera, watch, railway etc is made in a very small size. A miniature horse, dog etc is bred to be a very small size: The spy used a miniature camera. | the fashion for miniature pets
▪microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without special equipment: microscopic organisms | microscopic particles of dust
▪minuscule /ˈmɪnəskjuːl, ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/ extremely small in a surprising way: She was wearing a minuscule bikini. | The threat from terrorism is minuscule compared to other risks in our lives.
▪itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy [only before noun] American English informal very small: An itty-bitty little bug crawled across his forehead. | We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in a back street.
min‧ute3 /ˈmɪnət, ˈmɪnɪt/ verb [transitive]
especially British English to make an official note of something in the record of a meeting:
This discussion is off the record and should not be minuted.
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin minuta, from pars minuta prima 'first small part, one sixtieth of a unit', from Latin minutus; ⇨ minute2
1. TIME a unit for measuring time. There are 60 minutes in one hour:Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin minuta, from pars minuta prima 'first small part, one sixtieth of a unit', from Latin minutus; ⇨ minute2
a one/two/three etc minute something
2. the last minute the last possible time, just before it is too late
at the last minute
until the last minute
3. by the minute (also every minute, minute by minute) used to say that something continues quickly becoming greater, stronger etc:
4. love/enjoy/hate etc every minute (of something) informal if you love, enjoy etc every minute of an activity or experience, you love, enjoy etc all of it:
5. within minutes very soon after something has happened:
within minutes of doing something
6. a minute a very short period of time
SYN moment:
SPOKEN PHRASES
7. in a minute very soon:
8. wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute
a. used to tell someone you want them to wait for a short time while you do or say something else:
b. used to tell someone to stop speaking or doing something for a short time because they have said or done something wrong:
9. (at) any minute (now) used to say that something will or may happen extremely soon:
10. have you got a minute? British English, do you have a minute? American English used to ask someone if you may talk to them for a short time:
11. the minute (that) somebody does something as soon as someone does something:
12. not think/believe etc for one minute used to say that you certainly do not think something, believe something etc:
13. this minute immediately:
14. the next minute immediately afterwards:
15. one minute ... the next (minute) ... used to say that a situation suddenly changes:
16. MEETING minutes [plural] an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
minutes of
17. MATHEMATICS technical one of the sixty parts into which a degree of an angle is divided. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 78° 52' means 78 degrees 52 minutes. ⇨ up-to-the-minute
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adjective Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: minutus, from minuere 'to make smaller'
1. extremely small:Language: Latin
Origin: minutus, from minuere 'to make smaller'
2. paying careful attention to the smallest details
SYN meticulous:
—minutely adverb:
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verb [transitive]especially British English to make an official note of something in the record of a meeting:
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