minute

释义

adj.

极小的；微小的；细微的；细致入微的

n.

一会儿工夫；刹那；备忘录；(会议)记录

v.

记下；精确地测定…的时间

网络

分钟；瞬间；细小的

词形变化

比较级：minuter 最高级：minutest 复数：minutes 现在分词：minuting 过去分词：minuted

常用短语 17 组

every minute

n. 完全，彻底；时时刻刻

in a minute

马上；立即

at the last minute

到最后一刻

last minute

最后一刻；紧急关头

wait a minute

等一下；等一会

per minute

每分钟

just a minute

等一下；请稍等；就来了

half a minute

片刻

up to the minute

最新的

any minute

随时；马上

at any minute

随时，在任何时刻

minute hand

钟表的分针

by the minute

以每分钟计算；每时每刻

give me a minute

请稍等

revolutions per minute

每分钟转动次数

minute down

把…记录下来

on the minute

准时，一分钟不差

在例句中理解 37 句

1. You still don't sense our politicians are saying, "Wait a minute; stop everything; we have got to work together. "

   你还没有理解我们这些政客们所说的话，“等一下，放下手上的一切活。我们必须一起工作。”

2. Should anyone call, say I shall be back in a minute.

   如果有人来找我，就说我一会儿回来。

3. Through the wormhole, the scientist can see himself as he was one minute ago.

   通过时间隧道，科学家能够见到一分钟前的自己。

4. it wouldn't hurt to call sometimes and invite them down for a minute or two. They might come with bags of groceries in each arm.

   偶尔给家里打打电话不会有什么困难吧，或者邀他们下来坐两分钟也好，他们会一手拿一只袋子的。

5. He had lived it, every minute of it, and he was willing to let me get it all down on paper.

   他经历了这些事情的每个细节，也让我把这一切都写在纸上。

6. The police car idled in the driveway for a minute, perhaps taking down the license number of Isabel's car, and then pulled away.

   警车在私人车道上转悠了一会儿，也许记下了伊萨贝尔的车牌号，然后离开了。

7. You may run out of time as you get closer to month's end, so don't put off holiday preparations until the last minute.

   您可能会用尽时间，因为你接近一个月的结束，所以不要把假期，直到最后一分钟的准备。

8. A five-minute time span seems to be the emerging norm, but it's an arbitrary standard and protocols differ.

   5分钟，似乎是一个临界点，但这里面还存在时间裁定标准的问题，且不同的协约也有所不同。

9. Initially, Witte's introduction intrigued her listeners and therefore captured their attention for a minute or two.

   起初，威特的开场白激起了听众的兴趣，因此，在一两分钟内就吸引住了他们。

10. LINDA: We'll start next week - if I can find the script. I'll be with you in a minute, Rita.

    琳达：如果我能找到脚本的话，我们将在下周开始。我马上就去找你，丽塔。

11. "Our clips are about a minute, which we think is sufficient to get someone's interest, " he said.

    他认为：“我们的视频大概是一分钟，而这已经足够引起别人的兴趣。”

12. She promised she'd help me but she wormed out of it at the last minute.

    她答应帮助我的，可是到了最后一刻却溜掉了。

13. Think about it for a minute, most of us use non-rechargeable batteries for sex toys that get thrown away and end up in a landfill.

    想想看，我们中的大多数人在情趣玩具中使用一次性电池，然后被扔掉，最终留在垃圾掩埋场。

14. I do not curl my lip; so much of my career depends upon minute examination of the dead that they hold no repulsion for me.

    我并没有觉得不快，毕竟我的工作便是建立在对尸体快速观察的艺术之上，再说那些死人又并不讨厌我。

15. The safe, numb deadness did not come back, and I got more anxious with every minute that passed without its return.

    那种安全的死人一般的麻木感还没有回来，我焦虑成分的熬过第一分等待它的回归。

16. The Mole was quiet for a minute or two. But he wanted to row very much indeed. He was sure that he could row as well as Rat.

    鼹鼠安静了一两分钟，但是他确实非常想划船，他相信他能划得像水鼠那样好。

17. Moderators may even find it helpful to do a 5 minute practice session first on a subject completely unrelated to the matter at hand.

    主持人会发现在一个完全无关的主题上做一个5分钟的练习也是很有用的。

18. I wanted to tell you, and I snatched a minute when things had slackened up a bit.

    我想告诉你，我趁情况稍微轻松一点就抓紧这点时间来找你。

19. At the last minute, rattled as he was, I could see him jumping off the train and scooting back to her.

    我觉得，尽管迷糊了，到了最后一分钟他仍有可能跳下车跑回吉乃特身边去。

20. She did not stay downstairs for more than a minute, but proceeded to her chamber, whither the luggage had been taken.

    她在楼下没有呆上一分钟，就上楼进了自己的房间，她的行李早已经拿进去了。

21. But since you were kind enough to ask us before Shaq or Kidd had played even one minute for his new team, I'm going to go Phoenix.

    但是如果你问我们奥尼尔或基德在上场前谁会给球队更大帮助，我会选择太阳。

22. "It was out of context, " he explained. "So it took me a minute to realize why it was familiar. "

    他说：“我毫无准备，所以好一会儿才意识到为什么这个孩子看起来如此熟悉。”

23. In a minute he returned carrying a little black wand with a red berry on the top of it.

    过了一会，他带着一根顶端有红莓的黑色小魔杖进来。

24. Any traveler might have admired the minute and untiring industry which cultivated such wide areas as if they were gardens.

    任何一个旅行者都会赞美说，是精耕细作和不知疲倦的勤劳把广阔天地变得像花园一样。

25. Chuck will catch up in a minute . You almost ruined things between me and Lily once before . I'm not going to let that happen again.

    Chuck留下一会儿。你曾经差点毁了我和Lily之间的感情，我不会让类似的事情再发生。

26. As a young professional I work very hard and I'm very busy, but I enjoy every minute of it.

    作为一个职场新人我努力工作，时刻忙碌着，但我享受每一秒。

27. Mother was silent for a minute, then smiled and said: "As long as you are happy, go and work wherever you want. "

    母亲沉默了一会，笑着说，“只要你高兴，在哪儿工作都行。”

28. Mr. Harrison got some papers. He looked at them for a minute. Then he gave them to Nick.

    哈里森先生拿出一些文件。他看了一会儿。然后递给尼克。

29. Light as a feather, there is nothing in it; the strongest man can't hold it for much more than a minute.

    和羽毛一样轻，没什么东西在它里面，最强壮的人也不能抓住它甚至一分钟。

30. I'll have to search my e-mail to see when I clicked "Start reading 'The Happiness Project' on your Kindle in under a minute" on Amazon.

    我必须搜索我的电子邮件，看看什么时候我在亚马逊的页面上单击过“开始在您的Kindle上阅读一分钟《TheHappinessProject》”。

31. It takes me ten minutes to walk to work.

    我步行上班要用十分钟。

32. The train arrived at four minutes past eight.

    火车于八点零四分到达。

33. He returned a few minutes later.

    几分钟后他回来了。

34. I’ll meet you at the car in five minutes.

    五分钟后我在车那儿和你见面。

35. 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。

36. You only need a minute amount.

    你只需要很少的量。

37. Her handwriting is minute.

    她的字非常小。