【minute音标】 英[ˈmɪnɪt] 美[ˈmɪnɪt]
【单词释义】 minute是什么意思：
n.分，分钟；瞬间，片刻；备忘录；会议记录
vt.把…记录在案；为…测定时间
adj.极小的；微不足道的；仔细的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] minutes [第三人称单数] minutes
[单词现在分词] minuting
[单词过去式] minuted
[单词过去分词] minuted
【常用短语】
a minute 一会儿
this minute 立刻；马上；现在
【单词例句】
◇ That day, finally came, the lion said to the tiger: "the younger brother, wait a minute, I want to let you make a fool of yourself in front of the audience." "That's not necessarily?" The tiger retorts.
狮子和老虎那一天，终于来了，狮子对老虎说：“小弟，等会儿，我要让你在观众面前出丑。”“那还不一定呢？”老虎反驳道。
---- The Tiger And Lion
◇ Tears flowed like river. When you love someone, let them know. You never know what will happen the next minute.
老夫人读着读着，泪水如小河流水般奔涌而出。当你爱着一个人的时候，务必要让他们知道，因为你永远不知道下一分钟将会发生什么事。
---- Life Together
◇ I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it.
我想要个妻，帮我洗衣、烫衣、添置新衣，屋子收拾得井井有条，东西摆放有序，否则我随时想要东西哪里去寻。
---- I Want a Wife
◇ "This seemed like a huge waste. Straws are made of oil, a precious and finite resource. Is making single-use plastic straws, which will be used for a matter of minutes before being tossed away, really what we want to do with this resource?"
“这看起来是一个巨大的浪费。塑料吸管是用石油制成的，而石油是一种宝贵的有限资源。用石油生产才用几分钟就丢掉的一次性吸管，我们真的想这么利用资源吗？”
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ That's because when you wake up, your endocrine system begins to release alertness hormones to get you ready for the day. By going back to sleep, you're slowing down this process. Plus, nine minutes doesn't give your body time to get the restorative, deep sleep it needs.
这是因为睡醒后，人体内分泌系统开始分泌清醒激素，唤醒身体。睡回笼觉会减慢这一过程。另外，9分钟的时间根本不够进入让人精神焕发的深度睡眠。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ (9)Your order is placed. It may take 20 minutes.
(9)已经为您下单，大概需要等待20分钟。
---- FISU Games Sentences for Citizens (2)
◇ As for how much exercise, Dr Claire Knight, senior health information manager at Cancer Research UK, recommended 150 minutes of exercise a week, but said: “You don’t need to run a marathon or join a gym – anything that gets you warmer, slightly out of breath, and your heart beating faster counts.
那么需要多大的运动量才能有效果？英国癌症研究院的高级健康信息主管克莱尔·奈特博士建议每周锻炼150分钟，但是他指出：“你不需要跑马拉松或去健身馆，只要能让你热起来、稍微有点气喘、心脏加速的活动都可以。”
---- Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older
◇ Running fast and hard for just 5 to 10 minutes a day can provide some of the same health outcomes as running for hours can.
每天高强度地跑上5到10分钟所带来的某些好处和连续跑上数小时是一样的。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ Microwave ovens have been a kitchen staple for decades, allowing you to cook everything from frozen vegetables to packaged meals in minutes.
几十年来，微波炉一直是厨房的主要设备，你可以在几分钟内煮好冷冻蔬菜及袋装饭菜等所有食物。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ The first task, completed in silence, was completed in an average time of 20 minutes and 59 seconds. However, the second transcription exercise that involved music was completed in an average time of 17 minutes and 42 seconds; a difference of three minutes and 17 seconds, or 15%.
第一项在静默中完成的抄写任务，平均完成时间为20分59秒。而在听音乐时执行的第二个任务平均完成时间为17分42秒，相差3分17秒，即15%。
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity