1one sixtieth of an hour分鐘ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINUTE | MINUTE + VERB | MINUTE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤closing, final, opening結束的/最後的/開始的⋯分鐘◇He scored in the final minutes of the game.他在比賽的最後幾分鐘得了分。➤passing過去的⋯分鐘◇With each passing minute, the tension mounts.每過一分鐘,緊張就加劇一些。➤full, whole整整⋯分鐘◇The noise lasted almost a full minute.噪聲幾乎持續了整整一分鐘。➤long長長的⋯分鐘◇Ten long minutes later, he finally had the results.過了漫長的 10 分鐘,他終於得到了結果。➤precious珍貴的⋯分鐘◇Gina wasted ten precious minutes on her final test question.吉娜在最後一個考試題目上浪費了寶貴的 10 分鐘。➤agonizing, tense折磨人的/緊張的⋯分鐘◇For ten agonizing minutes she couldn't find her son.她找不到自己兒子的那 10 分鐘真是痛苦之極。VERB + MINUTE➤spend花費⋯分鐘◇I spent ten minutes dealing with emails.我花了 10 分鐘處理電子郵件。➤last, take持續⋯分鐘;花費⋯分鐘➤waste浪費⋯分鐘➤count計算分鐘數◇Tracey was already counting the minutes until the weekend.特雷西已經在數着分鐘盼望週末了。MINUTE + VERB➤elapse, pass, tick by⋯分鐘流逝;⋯分鐘過去◇The minutes ticked by and still nothing happened.時間一分一秒地過去,仍然什麼事也沒發生。➤fly by時間飛逝➤turn into sth⋯分鐘變成⋯◇Fifteen minutes turned into thirty, and still no one called.15 分鐘變成了 30 分鐘,仍然沒人打來電話。MINUTE + NOUN➤hand分針◇the minute hand on the clock時鐘的分針PREPOSITION➤after... minutes⋯分鐘後◇After twenty minutes I started to get worried.20 分鐘過去了,我開始擔心起來。➤for... minutes持續⋯分鐘◇We waited for ten minutes and then left.我們等了 10 分鐘,然後就離開了。➤in... minutes⋯分鐘以後◇The movie starts in ten minutes.電影將在 10 分鐘後開始。➤minutes after, minutes past (especially BrE) ⋯點過⋯分◇four minutes after / past two2 點過 4 分➤minutes of, minutes to差⋯分⋯點◇ten minutes to three差 10 分 3 點➡ note at measureminute
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2moment時刻;片刻ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINUTE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤last最後一刻◇Don't leave everything till the last minute.不要把什麼事都留到最後一刻去做。➤next下一時刻◇One minute he was fine and the next minute he collapsed on the floor.前一分鐘他還好好的,可下一分鐘就癱倒在地板上了。➤spare空餘的時刻◇If you have a few spare minutes, you could clean the kitchen.如果你有幾分鐘空餘時間,可以把廚房打掃一下嘛。VERB + MINUTE➤hang on, hold on, wait(打電話時)等一會兒◇Could you wait a minute, please?請你等一會兒,好嗎?➤have, spare抽出一點兒時間◇Do you have a minute, Miss Brown?布朗小姐,能耽誤你一點兒時間嗎?◇Can you spare a minute?你能抽出一點兒時間嗎?➤take花費一點兒時間◇This will only take a minute.這只需一點兒時間。PREPOSITION➤in a minute立刻;馬上◇I'll be with you in a minute.我一會兒就來。➤within minutes轉眼間◇The ship sank within minutes.轉眼間船就沉沒了。PHRASES➤every waking minute清醒的每分鐘◇They spend every waking minute together.他們醒着時的每分鐘都在一起。➤just a minute稍等片刻;且慢▸➤the minute sth happens⋯剛一發生◇Tell him I want to see him the minute he arrives.他到了讓他馬上來見我。➤not for a minute根本不;從不◇I never thought for a minute he'd refuse.我從沒想過他會拒絕。➤this minute馬上◇Come here this minute!馬上到這兒來!minute
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3minuteswritten record of what is said at a meeting會議記錄VERB + MINUTES | PHRASESVERB + MINUTES➤keep, take做會議記錄◇Who's going to take minutes? (especially NAmE) 誰來做會議記錄?◇Who's going to take the minutes? (especially BrE) 誰來做會議記錄?➤circulate散發會議記錄➤read看會議記錄▸➤agree, approve, sign (BrE) 通過會議記錄;簽署會議記錄▸➤write up整理會議記錄◇I wrote up the minutes of the meeting and circulated them by email.我整理了會議記錄,並用電子郵件發給了大家。PHRASES➤the minutes of a meeting會議記錄➡ topic at meeting