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for [number] minute(s)
The train arrived ten minutes early.
火车早到了十分钟。
分钟
minutes — plural of minute
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
分钟
a unit of time equal to sixty seconds
The train arrived ten minutes early.
火车早到了十分钟。
一小时六十分之一(即六十秒)的时间单位
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
时间单位,等于60秒或1/60小时
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
角度单位,等于1/60度
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
极短的时间；片刻
an indefinitely short time
Please wait for a minute; I'll be right back.
请等一分钟，我马上回来。
AI contextual example
I'll be with you in a minute—just finishing this email.
我一会儿就来——正在写完这封邮件。
AI contextual example
At that minute, the phone rang unexpectedly.
就在那一刻，电话突然响了。
AI contextual example
he ran a 4 minute mile
他跑出了四分钟一英里的成绩。
WordNet
The train arrived ten minutes early.
火车早到了十分钟。
表示‘很快’。
I'll finish this report in a minute.
我马上就能完成这份报告。
指记录会议内容。
Could you please take the minutes of the meeting?
请你做会议记录好吗？
表示‘一……就……’，引导时间状语从句。
The minute I heard the news, I called him.
我一听到消息就给他打了电话。
Not this
I waited for 10 minute.
Use this
I waited for 10 minutes.
minute是可数名词，当与大于一的数字连用时应变为复数形式minutes。
Not this
I will be there after a minute.
Use this
I will be there in a minute.
表示未来即将发生的动作时，英语常用in a minute（意为“马上”），而after a minute通常用于描述过去或特定顺序的事件。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
等一下
Wait a minute, I'll be right there.
等一下，我马上到。
几分钟
The train will arrive in a few minutes.
火车几分钟后到达。
每一分钟
She enjoyed every minute of the concert.
她享受了演唱会的每一分钟。
会议记录
Please take the minutes of the meeting.
请做会议记录。
分针
The minute hand is pointing to twelve.
分针指向十二点。
那一刻
At that minute, I knew she was right.
那一刻，我知道她是对的。
在最后一刻
He changed his plan at the last minute.
他在最后一刻改变了计划。
分秒必争
In an emergency, every minute counts.
在紧急情况下，分秒必争。
等一下
Just a minute, I'll be right there.
等一下，我马上到。
等一下，邮差先生
The song includes the line 'Wait a minute, Mr. Postman, look and see, is there a letter in your bag for me?'
这首歌中有句歌词‘等一下，邮差先生，看看你的包里有没有我的信？’
Use minutes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“迷你特”，迷你的一小段时间就是分钟。
neutral; 通常用于表示短暂的时间点，如'wait a minute'，语域中性，口语和书面均可。
All listed words rhyme with the noun minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ because they share the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and ending /t/. Note that the adjective minute is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/ and does not rhyme.
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