minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
Anh
~ 400
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
quantity
1
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[number] minutes
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
Từ đồng nghĩa
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
Từ trái nghĩa
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
Chủ đề
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The meeting will start in five minutes.
- It only takes a minute to walk there.
- She was late by ten minutes.
- Please wait a couple of minutes before calling again.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I will call you in one minute.
- The bus comes every ten minutes.
- It takes five minutes to cook pasta.
- He left a few minutes ago.
Danh từ
B1
entity
2
Exact moment something happens
A specific moment when something happens.
Mẫu sử dụng:
at the minute [something happens]
Từ đồng nghĩa
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
Chủ đề
time
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- At the minute the phone rang, she was leaving.
- He arrived at the last minute.
- This minute is very important for our team.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He came at the last minute.
- I am busy this minute.
- She called me the minute she arrived.
adjective
B2
property
3
Very small in size or amount
Very, very small.
Mẫu sử dụng:
minute [object/amount]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
Từ đồng nghĩa
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
Từ trái nghĩa
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
Chủ đề
size
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- There were minute traces of dust on the surface.
- She examined the painting in minute detail.
- The differences between the two plans are minute.
Ví dụ cho người học
- There is a minute hole in my shirt.
- The insect is minute and hard to see.
- I saw a minute spot on the glass.
Danh từ
formal
B2
entity
4
Official record of a meeting
A written note of what people said and decided at a meeting.
Mẫu sử dụng:
minutes of [a meeting]
Từ đồng nghĩa
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
Chủ đề
business
|work
|communication
Ví dụ
- The secretary read the minutes from last week's meeting.
- Please approve the minutes before we move on.
- She was asked to take the minutes during the discussion.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I read the minutes of the meeting.
- He writes the minutes every week.
- We approved the minutes quickly.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
minute (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
Họ từ
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
Cách diễn đạt
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
Ví dụ
- We have to hurry—every minute counts.
- In an emergency, every minute counts.
in a minute
1/ˈɪn ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Very soon from now
After a short time from now.
Ví dụ
- I’ll join you in a minute.
- Dinner will be ready in a minute.
the minute (that)
1/ðə mˈɪnɪt ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
As soon as something happens
Immediately when something happens.
Ví dụ
- Call me the minute you get home.
- The lights went out the minute the storm began.
at the last minute
1/ˈæt ðə lˈæst mˈɪnɪt/
idiom
Just before it is too late
Doing something just before it is too late or before it must be done.
Ví dụ
- She bought the ticket at the last minute.
- We booked our tickets at the last minute.
- He finished his homework at the last minute before class started.
- He changed his mind at the last minute and didn’t go.