名詞 minutes:

1. a written account of what transpired at a meeting
   同義詞：proceedings, transactions

名詞 minute:

1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
   同義詞：minute, min
2. an indefinitely short time
   同義詞：moment, minute, second, bit
3. a particular point in time
   同義詞：moment, minute, second, instant
4. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
   同義詞：minute, arcminute, minute of arc
5. a short note
   同義詞：minute
6. distance measured by the time taken to cover it
   同義詞：hour, minute

1. The period of exercise was geared down to ten minutes a day for men over 60.
   60歲以上的人的鍛煉時間減低到每日十分鐘。
2. `Have you been waiting long?' `Yes, I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.'
   ｀你等了很久了嗎?＇｀是啊，等了20分鐘了.＇
3. The buses go every 10 minutes.
   公共汽車每隔10分鐘一輛。
4. She dashed off two letters in thirty minutes.
   她在30分鐘內寫好了兩封信。
5. The train was 10 minutes late.
   火車晚點了10 分鐘。
6. We read (through) the minutes of the last meeting.
   我們(從頭到尾)把上次會議記錄看了一遍。
7. Boil the vegetables for 20 minutes and then drain off the water.
   把蔬菜煮上20分鐘，然后把水瀝掉。
8. The minutes of the last meeting were approved.
   上次會議記錄已獲得通過。