Word · Frequency #348
minutes
分钟
minutes is the plural of minute.
核心释义
a unit of time equal to sixty seconds
- 1.
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).
- 2.
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
- 3.
角度单位,等于1/60度
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
- 4.
极短的时间；片刻
an indefinitely short time
- 5.
(通常正式的)会议或其部分的书面记录
A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
- 6.
某一特定时刻
a particular point in time
- 7.
电话或其他类似网络(尤其是手机网络)的计费单位,大致相当于使用网络六十秒的总时长
A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
- 8.
时间点；片刻
A point in time; a moment.
- 9.
海里或地理英里
A nautical or a geographic mile.
- 10.
一种旧硬币,半法新
An old coin, a half farthing.
- 11.
模块的固定部分
A fixed part of a module.
- 12.
一分钟内可行驶的距离
The distance that can be traveled in a minute.
片刻；瞬间；时刻；会议记录；纪要；角分；弧分；通话分钟；分钟（电话计费单位）；海里
用法In use
Please wait for a minute; I'll be right back.
用法提示：这里 'minute' 作为名词，表示时间单位“分钟”。
I'll be with you in a minute—just finishing this email.
用法提示：这里 'minute' 作为名词，表示很短的一段时间“一会儿”。
At that minute, the phone rang unexpectedly.
用法提示：这里 'minute' 作为名词，表示特定的时间点“时刻”。
he ran a 4 minute mile
it only takes a minute
for [number] minute(s)
The train arrived ten minutes early.
火车早到了十分钟。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wait a minute
- 等一下
- Wait a minute, I'll be right there.等一下，我马上到。
- a few minutes
- 几分钟
- The train will arrive in a few minutes.火车几分钟后到达。
- every minute
- 每一分钟
- She enjoyed every minute of the concert.她享受了演唱会的每一分钟。
- minutes of the meeting
- 会议记录
- Please take the minutes of the meeting.请做会议记录。
- minute hand
- 分针
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“迷你特”，迷你的一小段时间就是分钟。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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