hour

美 [aʊr]
英 [ˈaʊə(r)]
  • n.小时;整点;约一小时的时间;(工作、办公等的)固定时间
  • 网络钟头;时刻;点钟
复数:hours  
hour
n.
1.
[c]
小时60 minutes; one of the 24 parts that a day is divided into
It will take about an hour to get there.
到那里大约需要一小时。
The interview lasted half an hour.
会见持续了半小时。
It was a three-hour exam.
那是三小时的考试。
I waited for an hour and then I left.
我等了一个小时,然后就走了。
He'll be back in an hour .
他一小时后回来。
We're paid by the hour .
我们是论小时获得报酬的。
The minimum wage was set at £5.80 an hour .
最低工资定为每小时 5.80 英镑。
Top speed is 120 miles per hour .
最高时速为 120 英里。
York was within an hour's drive.
开车到约克不会超过一小时。
Chicago is two hours away(= it takes two hours to get there) .
到芝加哥需要两小时。
We're four hours ahead of New York(= referring to the time difference) .
我们比纽约早四个小时。
We hope to be there within the hour(= in less than an hour) .
我们希望一小时内到达那里。
2.
[c][ususing]
约一小时的时间a period of about an hour, used for a particular purpose
I use the Internet at work, during my lunch hour .
我上班时在午餐时间使用互联网。
3.
[pl]
(工作、办公等的)固定时间a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc.
Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day.
营业时间为每天 10 点到 6 点。
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours .
多数从事这种工作的人往往工作时间很长。
What are your office hours ?
你的办公时间是几点到几点?
a hospital's visiting hours
医院的探视时间
Britain's licensing hours(= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted.
英国的酒吧营业时间从前受到很严格的限制。
This is the only place to get a drink after hours(= after the normal closing time for pubs) .
这是酒吧正常关门时间之后唯一能喝一杯的地方。
Clients can now contact us by email out of hours(= when the office is closed) .
现在办公时间以外顾客可以用电邮和我们联系。
4.
[pl]
长时间a long time
It took hours getting there.
花了好长时间才到那里。
I've been waiting for hours .
我等了很久了。
‘How long did it last?’ ‘Oh, hours and hours .’
“持续了多久?”“噢,很久很久。”
5.
[sing]
某个时间a particular point in time
You can't turn him away at this hour of the night.
天这么晚了,你不能把他赶走。
6.
[c][ususing]
重要时刻the time when sth important happens
This was often thought of as the country's finest hour .
一般认为这是该国最美好的一段时光。
She thought her last hour had come.
她以为她生命的最后时刻到了。
Don't desert me in my hour of need .
不要在我困难的时候离开我。
7.
[sing]
整点the time when it is exactly 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, etc.
There's a bus every hour on the hour .
每小时整点有一班公共汽车。
The clock struck the hour .
钟敲过整点了。
8.
[pl]
(按 24 小时制给出的时间,通常用于军事或其他官方用语)点钟used when giving the time according to the 24-hour clock, usually in military or other official language
The first missile was launched at 2300 hours(= at 11 p.m.) .
首枚导弹是在 23 点(晚上 11 点)发射的。

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