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college, but not as your main subject 辅修一compare major v.
ITli-nor-ity
Onw /mai'nDrati; NAmE
-'no:r-; -'na:r-/ noun {pi -ies)
1
[sing.+sing./pl. v ] the smaller part of a group; less than half of the pebple
or things in a large group 少数；■少数
派；少数乂 ： Only a small minority
of students is/are interestedfn poZfrics these days.目前，只有极少数同学对
政治感兴趣。◊ Wnority shareholders m tie bank 备行 的少数—东 i BQ3 majority 2 [C] a small group within a community or country that is different
because of race, religion, language, etc•少数派；少数民族；少数群体：
the rights 卩/et/mfc/racfai minorities 少数民族 / 族裔的 权利 0 mmority kznguages 少数民族_ 语‘言.〇 a kirge German-speaking
minority in the east of the country 、国家东部一个人口众多的讲德语的少数民族0 (AMmf) rhe school is 95 per cent
minority (= 95 per cent of children are not
white Americans but from different groups).这 所学校里95%的学生来自少数族裔。◊ (AMmf) minorify neighborhoods (= where no or few white people
live) W 色种族聚居区
3 [U] (/aw 律）the state of being under the age at which
you are legally an adult 未成年
ITiffl be in a/the.mi_nority to form much less than iialf of a
large group 占少数；成为少数派
be in .a minority of 'one (often humorous) to be the
only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way 是唯一持 不同意见者；是唯一投此票者
minority 'government noun [c, U] a government that has fewer seats in
parliament than the total number held by all the other parties 少数党政府（组成
政府的政党在议会中占的席位少于其他政党所占席位的
总和）
minority 'leader noun (in the US Senate or House of Representatives) a leader of a political party that does not have a majority (美国参议院和众议院中的
> 少数党
领袖
'minor
league (also 'Minor league) noun (
(_尤指棒球 > 职业球队小联盟
'minor-league
adj. [only before noun] (NAmE) 1 (sport #) connected with teams in the minor leagues in baseball 职业棒球小联盟的：a minor-ieague team职业棒球小联
盟球队 2 not very important and having little influence 次姜知；无影响力的：a mi/ior-〖eague business微不足道 的一家企业
Mi-no-taur
/'mamat3：(r); 'mm-/ noun (in ancient Greek stories 古希腊神话）an imaginary creature who was half
man and half bull弥诺陶洛斯（人身牛头怪物）
min-ster /'mmst0(r)/ noun (fir£) a
large or important church大教堂：Ybrfc Minster约克大教堂 min-strel /'mmstral/ noun a musician or
singer in the l^iddle Ages (中世纪的）游方艺人
mint /mint/ /7〇wr?，verfe
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noun "I [U] a plant with dark green leaves that have a
fresh
smell and taste and are added to food and drinks to give flavour, and used in
cooking as a herb and to decorate
food 薄荷：mint-flavoured toothpaste 的牙音◊ J decorated thesakid wfth a sprig 0/ mint. 我舍小薄荷枝装点水果色拉。◊/"oast
tomb with mint sauce 烤小♦肉蘸薄#沙司 2 [C] a sweet/candy flavoured with a type of mint called peppermint 薄荷糖：after- dinner mints Is ^ ^ H 3 [C] a place where money is
made 铸币厂；the Royal Mint (= the one where British coins and notes are
made)皇索铸币厂 4 a mint [sing.] [informal) a large amount of money 大量的钱：to mafce/costa mint 賺大钱；耗费大笔的_ in mint
con dition new
or as good as new; in perfect condition 崭新；完美；完好无缺
■
verft [VN] to make a coin from metal 铸（币）；铸造
t硬币）
mint.ed
/'mmtid/ adj.
1 fresh ly/newly 〜recently produced, invented, etc.新生产（或发明等）的：a newly minted expression 刚出现的词语
2 (of food 食物） flavoured with mint 薄荷_的 3 (8/£，/n/orma/) very ricli
富有的；富裕的
mint 'julep (also julep) noun [U，C] an alcoholic drink made by mixing bourbon with crushed ice, sugar, and MINT薄荷冰酒（用波旁威士忌、碎冰、糖和薄荷调制
而成）
/■mmti/ tasting or smelling of mint 薄荷味 miniyilavour/smeH 薄荷口味 / 气味 min-uet /.mmju'et/ noun a slow elegant dance
that was popular in the 17th
and 18th centuries; a piece of music for this dance小步舞，小步舞曲（盛行宇17、18 纪）
minus /'mamas/ prep., noun, adj.
• prep. 1 used when you subtract (- take away) one number or thing
from another one 减；减去：Seven minus three is/our (7-3 = 七减去三等 + 四。◊ the former
■ 〇办1 (/7?说心/77说/占数）lower than zero小于零的；负
的：a mfmis _/igure/numbei•负数 2 making sth seem negative and less attractive or good 负面的；使显得
有欠缺的：What are the car’s mmus points (=
the disadvantages)?这车的缺点是什么 _? ◊ On
the minus side, rented property is expensive and difficult
to find,
利因素是租凑又贵又不好成。3 [not before noun] (used in a
system of marks/grades 用于计分或计成绩）slightly lower than the mark/grade
A, B, etc.略低手 A (或 B 等）：了 got⑻B minus in the test.这汝考试我得T个 B-0
Plin PLUS
min-us-cule 广mmaskju:l/ 〇办 extremely small 极小
的_;微小的
ITlin-Ute1 Otw /'mmit/ noun, verb — see also minute2 mnoun
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PART OF HOUR # 1 [C] {abbr. min.) each of the 60 parts
of an hour, that are equal to 60 seconds.分钟； 分：Jt’s /our minutes to
six.臺四分六点。◊, III be back fn a /ew minutes.我一会儿就回来。◊ Boil the rice
for 20 minutes.将米煮 20 分钟。◊<! ten-minute bus ride 乘公 共汽车十分钟的路程◊ I enjoyed every minute 〇/ the
party.我在这次聚会上从头到尾都非常开心。
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VERY SHORT TIME WIh] 2 [sing.] (informal) a very
short time
—会儿；一会儿的工夫：ft tafces a mhute to mafce a sa〖ad只要一会九就能做好色拉。◊
Hang
on a minute—I'll just get my coat. # — T
我去拿外套。◊ J just have to this—I won't be a
minute•我‘做完这活儿 一会儿就奸。◊ Could
J see you/or a minute?我能见你一下吗？ ◊ fll be with you in a minute, Jo. —会儿见，.乔。◊ r；ypfcaZ weather~one minute its
raining and the next minute the sun is shining.典型的英国天气，时雨时晴。
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EXACT MOMENT.时刻 3 [sing.] an exact moment in time 时 刻：At that very mmute, r〇m waWced in.就在这时候，
汤姆走了进来。
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ANGLES 角 4 [C] each of the 60 equal parts of a degree， used in measuring angles分（角度卓位，六十分之一
度）：37 degrees 30 mimites (37 ° 30 '广 37 度 30 分
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RECORD OF MEETING 会议记录 5 the minutes [pi.] a summary or record of what
is said or decided at a formal meeting 会故记录；会政纪要：We read through the minutes 〇/the 〖ast meeting•我们认真通读上次会议的
纪要。0 Who is going to take the minutes (= write them)?谁来做会议记录？
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SHORT NOTE 简短记彔 6 [C] a short note on a subject,
especially one that recommends a course of action 摘
要；简短记录;备忘录
IT?!1! (at) any ‘minute (_now) very soon 很快；马上： Hurry up/ He7丨 be bacfc any mmute now.快点！他随时都 会回来。the minute (that)…as soon as …一…就：
7 want to see 如m the minute he
arrives.他一到我就要见