用作名词(n.)

The park is only five minutes from downtown.这个花园离市中心只有五分钟的路程。

Please wait a minute, I'll go with you right now.请等一下,我马上跟你走。

She has the habit of making a minute of daily businesses.她有记录每天各种事务的习惯。

He took down the minutes in shorthand.他将会议记录速记下来。

用作形容词(adj.)

I remembered in minute detail everything that had happened.我对发生的每件事的细枝末节都记得清清楚楚。

Our lawyer went over the contract in minute detail.我们的律师仔细地阅读了那份合同。

用作及物动词(vt.)

Have you minuted what I have just said?你记下我刚刚说的话了吗？

用作名词(n.)

It's only several minutes from here to the cinema.
从这儿到电影院只有几分钟的路程。

The smaller of its hands occasionally sppped round on the pivot, and thus, though the minutes were told with precision, nobody could be quite certain of the hour they belonged to.
表上的时针在轴上滑动,这样,虽然分钟仍很准确,但是点钟就没有人能完全肯定了。

A popceman could meet danger any minute of his working day.
警察在工作日的任何时刻都可能有危险。

She hesitated for a minute and stood while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.
她踌躇了一会,静静地站在那里,一两滴泪水溅落在脚下破旧的红地毯上。

At that very minute, he opened the door.
就在那时候,他打开了门。

The exact measurement of this angle is 90 degrees 40 minutes, which can be written as 90° 40′.
这个角的正确量度是90度40分,可写为90° 40′。

Before the meeting started its work, the minutes of the last meeting were read out.
会议开始之前,先宣读了上次的会议记录。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

He minuted the procedure of the meeting.
他对会议议程做了记录。

She is minuting a race.
她正为赛跑测时。

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I should pke my observation to be minuted.
我希望把我的看法记入议事录。

I want my disagreement to be minuted.
我要求把我不同意的意见记录下来。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

There were minute differences between the two copies.
这两册之间存在着微小的差别。

The doctor made a minute study of the illness.
那个医生对病作了详细的研究。

The detective studied the fingerprints in the minutest detail.
那侦探仔仔细细地研究了各个指纹。

She is a minute observer.
她是个细心的观察者。

用作表语S+be+～

The area affected is very minute.
感染部位非常小。

S+be+～+to- v

The scratch was too minute to see almost.
抓痕细得几乎看不见。

S+be+～+that-clause

His writing is so minute that it's difficult to read.
他的字体太小了,很难读。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

enjoy every minute每分钟都过得愉快

have enough minute有足够的时间

spare a minute挤出一点时间

形容词+～

a few minutes几分钟

every minute每一分钟

last minute最后一分钟

介词+～

at this minute此刻

for a minute一会儿

in a minute马上

in ten minutes十分钟之内

on the minute准时

to the minute一分不差

up to the minute最近

～+介词

five minutes before the time早五分钟

three minutes past ten十点过三分钟

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

minute a race为赛跑测时

minute sb's observation记录某人的看法

minute sb's suggestion记录某人的建议

minute the procedure of the meeting对会议议程做记录

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

minute description详细的描述

minute differences微小的差别

minute examination详细的检查

minute inquiry详细的调查

minute inspection详细的视察

minute observer细心的观察者

minute particles of gold dust金沙中的微粒

minute quantities of lead微量的铅

minute study详细的研究

副词+～

so minute太小

very minute非常小

～+介词

minute to tediousness详细到令人厌烦的程度

n.(名词)

minute的基本意思是“分钟”,指时间,是一小时的六十分之一,是可数名词,引申可表示“瞬间,很短的时间”“此时此刻”“立刻”,用于单数形式,其前习惯加冠词。

minute也可作“分”解,指角度或弧度,是一度的六十分之一,是可数名词。

minute还可作“正式记录,备忘录”解,是可数名词。

minute的复数形式minutes可表示“会议记录”。

v.(动词)

minute用作动词的意思是“将(某事)载入备忘录或会议记录”。

minute也可表示“为…测定时间”,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。

adj.(形容词)

minute用作形容词的意思是“极小的”,指微观范围的小,且小得难以看清楚。引申可作“极少的”“极详细的”“准确的,精确的”解。

minute的比较级和最高级是minuter和minutest。

minute在句中可用作定语或表语。

n.(名词)他马上就来帮忙。

误 He will come to give me his hand in the minute.

正 He will come to give me his hand in a minute.

析 表示“马上,立刻”,应该说in a minute,而不是in the minute,其中的不定冠词不能改成定冠词。

我需要的只是休息几分钟。

误 All I wanted was a few minutes of rest.

正 All I wanted was a few minutes' rest.

析 时间短语作定语,其所有格通常用 -s' 或 -'s形式,不用 of。

他恰好晚了3分钟。

误 He arrived at exactly three past.

正 He arrived at exactly three minutes past.

析 如非逢5逢10等整数, minute一般不省略。

完成这项练习,5分钟时间并不算长。

误 Five minutes are not a long time to complete this exercise.

正 Five minutes is not a long time to complete this exercise.

析 英语中习惯把表示时间、金钱、距离等的短语看作是一个整体,故谓语动词须用单数。

谁做会议记录?

误 Who will take the minute of the meeting?

正 Who will take the minutes of the meeting?

析 minute作“会议记录”解时,只用复数形式。

用作名词(n.)

The park is only five minutes from downtown.这个花园离市中心只有五分钟的路程。

Please wait a minute, I'll go with you right now.请等一下,我马上跟你走。

She has the habit of making a minute of daily businesses.她有记录每天各种事务的习惯。

He took down the minutes in shorthand.他将会议记录速记下来。

用作形容词(adj.)

I remembered in minute detail everything that had happened.我对发生的每件事的细枝末节都记得清清楚楚。

Our lawyer went over the contract in minute detail.我们的律师仔细地阅读了那份合同。

用作及物动词(vt.)

Have you minuted what I have just said?你记下我刚刚说的话了吗？

用作名词(n.)

It's only several minutes from here to the cinema.
从这儿到电影院只有几分钟的路程。

The smaller of its hands occasionally sppped round on the pivot, and thus, though the minutes were told with precision, nobody could be quite certain of the hour they belonged to.
表上的时针在轴上滑动,这样,虽然分钟仍很准确,但是点钟就没有人能完全肯定了。

A popceman could meet danger any minute of his working day.
警察在工作日的任何时刻都可能有危险。

She hesitated for a minute and stood while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.
她踌躇了一会,静静地站在那里,一两滴泪水溅落在脚下破旧的红地毯上。

At that very minute, he opened the door.
就在那时候,他打开了门。

The exact measurement of this angle is 90 degrees 40 minutes, which can be written as 90° 40′.
这个角的正确量度是90度40分,可写为90° 40′。

Before the meeting started its work, the minutes of the last meeting were read out.
会议开始之前,先宣读了上次的会议记录。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

He minuted the procedure of the meeting.
他对会议议程做了记录。

She is minuting a race.
她正为赛跑测时。

1

I should pke my observation to be minuted.
我希望把我的看法记入议事录。

I want my disagreement to be minuted.
我要求把我不同意的意见记录下来。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

There were minute differences between the two copies.
这两册之间存在着微小的差别。

The doctor made a minute study of the illness.
那个医生对病作了详细的研究。

The detective studied the fingerprints in the minutest detail.
那侦探仔仔细细地研究了各个指纹。

She is a minute observer.
她是个细心的观察者。

用作表语S+be+～

The area affected is very minute.
感染部位非常小。

S+be+～+to- v

The scratch was too minute to see almost.
抓痕细得几乎看不见。

S+be+～+that-clause

His writing is so minute that it's difficult to read.
他的字体太小了,很难读。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

enjoy every minute每分钟都过得愉快

have enough minute有足够的时间

spare a minute挤出一点时间

形容词+～

a few minutes几分钟

every minute每一分钟

last minute最后一分钟

介词+～

at this minute此刻

for a minute一会儿

in a minute马上

in ten minutes十分钟之内

on the minute准时

to the minute一分不差

up to the minute最近

～+介词

five minutes before the time早五分钟

three minutes past ten十点过三分钟

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

minute a race为赛跑测时

minute sb's observation记录某人的看法

minute sb's suggestion记录某人的建议

minute the procedure of the meeting对会议议程做记录

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

minute description详细的描述

minute differences微小的差别

minute examination详细的检查

minute inquiry详细的调查

minute inspection详细的视察

minute observer细心的观察者

minute particles of gold dust金沙中的微粒

minute quantities of lead微量的铅

minute study详细的研究

副词+～

so minute太小

very minute非常小

～+介词

minute to tediousness详细到令人厌烦的程度

【近义词】

• extremely
• fine
• little
• petty
• slight
• small
• tiny
• careful
• close
• detailed
• exhaustive
• precise
• strict

【反义词】

• enormous
• grand
• great
• huge
• monstrous
• general
• quick
• rough
• superficial
• tentative
• tremendous