hour

[auə]

n.小时, 钟点

n.[C]

1. 小时

It took us five hours to finish the job.

我们花了五个小时完成这项工作。

2. 时刻, 时间

At what hour did they meet?

他们什么时间见面?

3. 一小时的路程; 一小时内能做完的工作

We live about an hour from the station.

我们住的地方离车站大约一个钟点的路程。

4. (工作、营业等的)时间[P1]

Please call me during my office hours.

请在我办公时间打电话给我。

5. ……点钟

They will arrive at 15:00 hours.

他们将在下午三点抵达。

词形变化

名词复数：hours

英英释义

名词 hour:

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

同义词：hr, 60 minutes

clock time

同义词：time of day

a special and memorable period

distance measured by the time taken to cover it

同义词：minute

短语词组

in an evil hour

1. 不幸地

I lost my money in an evil hour.

我不幸丢了钱。

the small/wee hours

1. 凌晨

He returned in the small hours.

他午夜过后才回来。

补充

hourhour英:[ˈauə] 美:[aʊr]n.1.小时It's fifteen thirty hours.现在是15点30分。2.一小时的时间或行程We have still an hour in hand before the train leaves.火车开走前我们还有一个小时。3.不确定的一段时间, 某一时刻Who can be calling on me at this late hour?谁会在这么晚的时间来拜访我呢?Cage helped me in my hour of need.凯奇在我需要的时候帮助了我。4.固定时间, 上班时间Office hours are from 9 am. to 5 pm.办公时间从上午九点到下午五点。

例句

1. How many hours will it take?需要花几个小时？ 2. It takes three hours.需要三个小时。 3. They slept for two hours.他们睡了两个小时。 4. She was driving at 30 miles an hour.她以每小时30英里的时速驱车前行。 5. at 60 kilometres per hour以每小时60公里的速度 6. two and a half hours两个半小时 7. I only slept about half an hour that night.那天晚上我仅睡了大约半个小时。 8. I paid him by the hour.我按小时给他付工资。 9. The hour of his execution was approaching.他被处决的时刻就要到来了。 10. The gathering storm had made the day even darker than was usual at this hour.密布的阴云使天空比往常这个时候更加阴暗了。 11. the darkest hour of my professional life我职业生活中最黑暗的时刻 12. He recalled her devotion to her husband during his hour of need.他忆起了她在她丈夫困难时刻对他所付出的一切。 13. Off in the distance, a clock struck the hour.远处传来了整点敲钟的声音。 14. It's five minutes past the hour.整点过五分。 15. It's five minutes before the hour.差五分钟整点。 16. The bus leaves on the hour.公共汽车整点发车。 17. Do you know the hour?你知道几点了吗？ 18. Do you know at what hour he went out?你知道他几点出去的吗？ 19. the hour of prayer祷告时间 20. That was our finest hour.那是我们最辉煌的时刻。 21. We live an hour from the city.我们住的地方离城有一个小时的路程。 22. the man of the hour风云人物 23. the hero of the hour当今英雄 24. the issues of the hour时事 25. This is his hour.这是属于他的时刻。 26. His hour had come.他快不行了。 27. He and my mom argued every night, hour after hour.他和我母亲每天晚上都会吵上几个小时。 28. The staff let her sit for hour after hour beside the window in the day room.工作人员让她一直坐在休息室的窗边。 29. York is within an hour's drive.去约克开车不到一小时。 30. rates of pay were low, starting at £3.20 an hour.报酬很低，起价每小时1.2英镑。 31. [as modifier, usu. with preceding numeral]a two-hour operation.两小时的手术。 32. during the early hours of the morning.在凌晨这段时间。 33. by car Hull is only an hour away.开车去赫尔只要1小时。 34. I wondered if my last hour had come.我想知道我的最后时刻是否来临了。 35. you can't turn him away at this hour.在这个时候你不能把他拒之门外。 36. the clock in the sitting room struck the hour.起居室的钟在整点报时。 37. the first bomb fell at 0051 hours.第一颗炸弹在零点51分整投落。 38. it was about the ninth hour.太阳升起约有九个小时了。 39. now that the hour had come, David decided he could not face it.既然时候到了，戴维决定他无法面对。 40. leisure hours.娱乐时间。 41. licensing hours.发放许可证时间。 42. teenagers expect to be allowed to stay out to all hours.青少年希望被允许大部分时间待在外面。 43. The programme lasts about half an hour.那个节目长半小时。 44. I'm going shopping now. I'll be back in about an hour.我要去买些东西，大约一个钟头后回来。 45. a four-hour journey四个小时的路程 46. Japan is eight hours ahead of the UK.日本比英国早八个小时。 47. London is only two hours away.去伦敦只要两个小时。 48. She stays out till all hours (= very late).她很晚才回来。 49. She wasn't supposed to eat for six hours before the operation.手术前六个小时内她不应进食。 50. You'll be paid by the hour for/on this job.这份工作是按小时计酬的。 51. The job pays ten dollars an hour.这份工作的薪酬是每小时十美元。 52. We've been waiting (for) an hour.我们已经等了一个小时了。 53. She exercises for a full/good/solid hour every day.她每天都锻炼整整一个小时。 54. He practiced the piano for hours at a time. = He spent hours practicing the piano.他每次练钢琴都会练好几个小时。 55. She was half an hour late.她迟到了半小时。 56. They arrived a few hours later.他们几小时后才到。 57. A project like that can take hours (to finish).像那样的方案要花上好几个小时（完成）。 58. The project required long/endless hours of work.这个项目要花上相当长/没完没了的时间。 59. He spent all his waking hours [=all of the hours in the day that he was awake] working on the project.除了睡觉，他把全部时间都花在了这个项目上。 60. (Brit) She has been working all the hours God sends. [=she has been working very long hours]她已经持续工作了很长时间。 61. He's counting the hours until his retirement. [=he is waiting eagerly for his retirement]他数着日子等退休。 62. We talked for hours and hours. = We talked for hours on end. = We talked for many hours.我们连着谈了好几个小时。 63. She grew more nervous with each passing hour. [=as each hour passed]随着时间一小时一小时地过去，她变得越来越紧张。 64. The mood changed from hour to hour.心情每时每刻都在变化。 65. The hour [=time] is half past ten. [=10:30]现在的时间是十点半。 66. "We arrived just as the clock struck the hour. [=we arrived at exactly 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, etc.]"我们到达时正好是整点。 67. "(US) The program is scheduled to start at the top of the hour. [=at the beginning of the hour; at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, etc.]"这个节目安排在整点开始。 68. The next train will leave on the hour. [=at the beginning of the next hour]下一趟火车将在整点发车。 69. "Trains leave the station every hour on the hour. [=at the beginning of each hour; at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, etc.]"每个整点都会有火车从车站发车。 70. "Trains leave the station every hour at ten minutes before the hour. [=trains leave at 12:50 (10 minutes to one), 1:50 (ten minutes to two), etc.]"每个整点前的十分钟都会有火车从车站发车。 71. "Trains leave every hour at ten minutes past the hour. = (chiefly US) Trains leave every hour at ten minutes after the hour. [=trains leave at 1:10, 2:10, etc.]"每个整点后的十分钟都会有火车从车站发车。 72. a late hour很晚的时候 73. What are you doing here at this hour? [=why are you here at such a late hour?]这么晚了，你在这干什么呢？ 74. at the midnight hour [=at midnight]午夜时分 75. These animals are most active in the hour just before sunrise.这些动物在黎明前最活跃。 76. You can call me at any hour of the day or night.你随时都可以给我打电话，白天或晚上都行。 77. People began arriving in the early hours of the morning.凌晨时分人们陆陆续续地到了。 78. The park is open during daylight hours.这个公园白天都开园。 79. We arrived at the appointed hour. [=we arrived at the time that had been agreed upon]我们按约定时间到了。 80. They serve breakfast at all hours. = They serve breakfast at any hour. [=at any time of day]他们全天供应早餐。 81. These animals are active at all hours of the day. [=throughout the day]这些动物全天都很活跃。 82. They were up till/until all hours. [=they were up very late]他们熬夜到很晚。 83. The store is open twenty-four hours a day. [=the store is open all day and night]这家商店二十四小时营业。 84. They studied into the wee hours.他们一直用功到凌晨。 85. The negotiations lasted into the small hours (of the morning).那场谈判持续到了凌晨。 86. She likes to go for a walk during her lunch hour.她喜欢在午饭时间散散步。 87. the breakfast/dinner hour早餐/晚餐时间 88. the cocktail hour鸡尾酒时刻 89. The hour of reckoning had come. [=the moment of truth had come; the time when something would be decided had come]最后决定的时刻终于来临了。 90. They helped us in our hour of need. [=the time when we were most in need of help]他们为我们雪中送炭。 91. The success of his latest film has made him the man of the hour in Hollywood.他最新电影的成功使他成为了好莱坞的风云人物。 92. They helped us in our darkest hour.在我们艰难的时候他们帮助了我们。 93. The troops triumphed in our country's finest hour.我们的军队在国家的辉煌时期大获全胜。 94. School hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.上学时间为早上8点到下午4点。 95. She works regular/normal hours. [=she works a regular schedule; she works during the day on Monday through Friday]她在常规工作时间工作。 96. She has been working longer hours. [=she has been working for more hours than usual each day]她一直在加班加点地工作。 97. Visiting hours on this hospital ward are between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.这家医院的探视时间为下午2点到6点。 98. Personal phone calls are not allowed during business/office hours.上班时间不允许接打私人电话。 99. He enjoys reading and relaxing in his off hours. [=the time when he is not working]他喜欢下班后看看书，放松放松。 100. We keep early hours out here in the country. [=we go to bed early]在乡村这里，我们都睡得早。 101. She has been keeping late hours at the office. [=she has been working late]她一直在办公室工作到很晚。 102. She lives two hours away.她的住处离这儿有两个小时的路程。 103. Her house is two hours north of here.她家从这里往北有两小时的路程。 104. Her house is two hours' drive from here. = Her house is a two-hour drive from here.她家离这儿有两个小时的车程。 105. "In the military, 4:00 p.m. is called 1600 hours."在军中，下午4点被称为16点。 106. The professor gave out his phone number so students could reach him after hours.那名教授留下了自己的电话号码，以便学生课后可以联系到他。 107. The speed limit is 65 miles per hour.最高限速为每小时65英里。 108. a fastball thrown at 88 miles an hour以每小时88英里的速度掷出去的快球