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NOUN AND VERB USES

minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ (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
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。
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
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
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
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]
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
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]
The minute you do this, you'll lose control. 你一干这个，就会失去控制。

ADJECTIVE USE

minute /maɪˈnjuːt/ (minutest)

PHRASE
1. ADJ If you say that something is minute, you mean that it is very small. 非常小的
Only a minute amount is needed. 只需很少的一点。
2. ADJ precise or detailed 精确的; 详细的
a minute examination