In a minute there is time for decision and revisions that a minute will reverse.
— T. S. Eliot  ·  No category

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minute ['mɪnɪt] 词频1 词根: min
n. 分，分钟;瞬间，片刻;备忘录;会议记录; vt. 把…记录在案;为…测定时间;
💡 minut小+e → 一分钟； 微小的，细微的
"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."
卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
近义：insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey
decision [dɪ'sɪʒn] 词频1 词根: cis
n. 决定;果断;决议;（法院的）判决; vt. [口语][拳击]靠判定击败（对手）;
💡 deci=decide决定+sion表名词→决定
"You can't quarrel with the decision of the court; it's very fair."
你不能反对法院的判决, 它判得很公正.
近义：resolution, ruling, finding, move, intention, judgement 反义：hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, inconstancy, indecision, indecisiveness
reverse [rɪ'vɝs] 词频2 词根: ver
vt.& vi. （使）反转;（使）颠倒;掉换，交换;[法]撤消，推翻; vi. 倒退;[桥牌]逆叫; adj. 反面的;颠倒的;倒开的;[生]倒卷的; n. 倒转，反向;[机]回动;倒退;失败;
💡 re向后，相反+verse转→反转，颠倒
"Now the reverse is true."
现在情况正好相反。
近义：invert, upend, back, backtrack, recede, recoil 反义：facade, face, foreground, forepart, frontispiece
time [taɪm] 词频1
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次; vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准（机械的）速度;拨准（钟、表）的快慢; vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子; adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期（付款）的; int. [体育]时间到，（一场或一局等的）比赛时限，暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
revisions
n. 校订, 修正；复习（revision的复数形式）

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