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minims

/ˈmɪnɪmz/

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noun

二分音符

A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

Examples :

"The music teacher asked the students to practice the minims in the piece. "

音乐老师让学生们练习乐曲中的二分音符。

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noun

微量，滴。

A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

Examples :

"The old recipe called for two minims of lavender oil, which I carefully measured using a dropper. "

旧的食谱要求加入两滴薰衣草精油，我小心地用滴管量取了。

unit amount science

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noun

短竖线，小竖。

A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

Examples :

"The student carefully added the minims to the "u" and "n" in her handwriting to clearly distinguish them from the "m". "

学生在手写时，小心地给字母"u"和"n"加上了短竖线，以清楚地将它们与"m"区分开来。

writing language grammar

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noun

极微之物，微小生物。

Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

Examples :

"the minims of existence"

生命的极微之物

organism biology animal science microorganism

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noun

小型工蚁，小工蚁

The smallest kind of worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

Examples :

"The minims diligently clean the newly cut leaf fragments brought into the ant colony. "

这些小工蚁勤劳地清理着被搬进蚁穴的新鲜叶片碎片。

insect animal biology organism nature

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noun

小矮人，侏儒

A little man or being; a dwarf.

Examples :

"The minims in the school play were very talented despite their small size. "

学校戏剧里的那些小矮人虽然个子不高，但是都很有才华。

being person mythology literature

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noun

小鱼，鮰鱼.

A small fish; a minnow.

Examples :

"The children caught many minims in the creek behind their school. "

孩子们在学校后面的小溪里捉到了很多小鱼，也就是鮰鱼。

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noun

短诗，颂诗.

A short poetical encomium.

Examples :

"The graduation program featured heartfelt minims written by students about their favorite teachers. "

毕业典礼的节目单上刊登了学生们为他们最喜爱的老师写的充满真挚情感的短诗颂词。