minute

minute I /ˈminit/ n.［c］ 分钟：There are sixty minutes in an hour. 1小时有60分钟。in a minute一会儿，立刻: I’ll be ready in a minute.我一会儿就准备好。just a minute 等一下： Just a minute. There is someone at the door.你等一下，门口有人。up to the minute 最新的：up-to-the-minute news最新消息 She’s a tremendous follower of fashion. Everything she wears is up to the minute.她紧跟时尚，身上的装束总是最时兴的。

 minute II /maiˈnju:t/ adj. 微小的，微细的：minute descriptions 细致的描写 I can’t read his minute writing. 我不能看清他那极其细小的字体。