| 主要翻译 |
| minute n | (period of sixty seconds) | SCSimplified Chinese 分钟 fēn zhōng
TCTraditional Chinese 分鐘 |
| | The alarm will ring in one minute. |
| | 闹钟一分钟后会响。 |
| minute n | figurative (moment, brief time) | SCSimplified Chinese 很短的时间 hěn duǎn de shí jiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一会儿 hěn duǎn de shí jiān ，yí huì er
TCTraditional Chinese 一會兒 |
| | I was only gone for a minute! |
| | 我只离开了一会儿! |
| minutes npl | (written record: of a meeting) | SCSimplified Chinese 会议记录
TCTraditional Chinese 會議記錄 |
| | The secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting. |
| | 秘书进行会议记录。 |
| minute adj | (tiny) | SCSimplified Chinese 微小的 wēi xiǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 细微的 wēi xiǎo de ，xì wēi de
TCTraditional Chinese 細微的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 详细 wēi xiǎo de ，xiáng xì
TCTraditional Chinese 詳細 |
| | They wrote down even the minute details of their plan. |
| | 连计划最细微的细节他们都写了下来。 |
| minute adj | figurative (unimportant) | SCSimplified Chinese 微不足道的，微小的 wēi bù zú dào de ，wēi xiǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不重要的 bú zhòng yào de |
| | That is a minute problem and isn't worth the trouble. |
| | 这是个小问题，不值得这么麻烦。 |
复合形式：
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any minute,
any moment adv | informal (without warning) | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 hěn kuài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 马上 hěn kuài，mǎ shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 馬上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 随时 hěn kuài，suí shí
TCTraditional Chinese 隨時 |
| | The old house looked like it could collapse any minute. |
| | Bill should arrive any moment to give us a ride to the airport. |
| | 这座老房子看起来随时都有垮塌的危险。// 比尔应该马上就会来载我们去机场了。 |
at any minute,
at any moment expr | (without warning) | SCSimplified Chinese 随时 suí shí
TCTraditional Chinese 隨時 |
| | The city is built across a fault line, so an earthquake could strike at any minute. |
| at the last minute expr | (almost too late) | SCSimplified Chinese 到最后一刻 dào zuì hòu yí kè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在最后的时刻 dào zuì hòu yí kè，zài zuì hòu de shí kè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在紧要关头 dào zuì hòu yí kè，zài jǐn yào guān tóu |
| | I managed to get tickets to the concert at the last minute. Our babysitter cancelled at the last minute, so we stayed home. |
| hold on a minute v expr | informal (wait) | SCSimplified Chinese 等一下，等一会儿，稍等 děng yí xià，děng yī huì er
TCTraditional Chinese 等一會兒 |
| | Hold on a minute while I go back inside to turn off the lights. |
| Hold on a minute! interj | informal (expressing an objection) (表示不满或反对) | SCSimplified Chinese 等等！ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 别介！ |
| | Now, hold on a minute! I can't agree with what you said. |
| in a minute adv | (a short while from now) | SCSimplified Chinese 马上 mǎ shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 馬上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 立刻 mǎ shàng ，lì kè
TCTraditional Chinese 立刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不一会 mǎ shàng ，bù yī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 不一會 |
| | Hold on, I'll get to you in a minute! |
| Just a minute interj | (wait, stop) | SCSimplified Chinese 等一下，等一会儿，稍等 děng yí xià，děng yī huì er
TCTraditional Chinese 等一會兒 |
| | Just a minute, where do you think you're going? |
| the last minute n | (final moments before [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 最后一刻，最后一分钟 zuì hòu yí kè
TCTraditional Chinese 最後一刻 |
| | Kathy always waits for the last minute to hand in her homework. |
| | 凯西总是等到最后一分钟才交作业。 |
| last-minute n as adj | (hurried, almost too late) | SCSimplified Chinese 最后一分钟的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 紧急关头的 |
| | There are always so many last-minute preparations before a wedding. |
| minute hand n | (clock, watch: long hand indicating minutes) (钟表的) | SCSimplified Chinese 分针 fēn zhēn |
| | It's 12 o'clock when both the minute hand and hour hand are pointing up. |
| minute steak n | (thin beefsteak sautéed briefly) | SCSimplified Chinese 薄片牛排 |
| one minute adv | (at a given moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 上一刻，上一分钟 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 此刻 cǐ kè
TCTraditional Chinese 此刻 |
| | One minute I was walking down the street, the next I found myself waking up on the pavement. |
| revolution per minute n | usually plural (speed: spins in 60 seconds) | SCSimplified Chinese 每分钟...转 měi fēn zhōng zhuǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese …转/分钟 měi fēn zhōng zhuǎn，zhuǎn fēn zhōng |
rpm,
RPM n | invariable, usually plural, abbreviation (revolution per minute) | SCSimplified Chinese 每分钟转数 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 转速
TCTraditional Chinese 轉速 |
| this minute adv | (immediately, without delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 立即 lì jí
TCTraditional Chinese 立即 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 立刻 lì jí，lì kè
TCTraditional Chinese 立刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 马上 lì jí，mǎ shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 馬上 |
| | Stop doing that this minute and come here! |
| this very minute adv | (immediately, without delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 此刻 cǐ kè
TCTraditional Chinese 此刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 立即 cǐ kè，lì jí
TCTraditional Chinese 立即 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 立即 cǐ kè，lì jí
TCTraditional Chinese 立即 |
| | I need an answer this very minute! |
| until the last minute adv | (to the final possible moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 等到最后一刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等到火烧眉毛才做某事 |
| | Don't wait until the last minute to buy your Christmas presents. |
up to the minute,
up-to-the-minute adj | (extremely current) | SCSimplified Chinese 最新的 zuì xīn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最新式的 zuì xīn de ，zuì xīn shì de |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | This TV network claims to provide the most up-to-the-minute news. |
| wait a minute interj | informal (wait for a moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 稍等片刻 shāo děng piàn kè |
| | Wait a minute! - please repeat what you just said. |