| 单词 | hour |
| 释义 | hour (aʊəʳ ) Word forms: hours 1. countable noun A1 An hour is a period of sixty minutes. They waited for about two hours. I only slept about half an hour that night. ...a twenty-four hour strike. London was an hour away and by the time I arrived the operation had already been performed. 2. plural noun B1 People say that something takes or lasts hours to emphasize that it takes or lasts a very long time, or what seems like a very long time. [emphasis] Getting there would take hours. 3. singular noun A clock that strikes the hour strikes when it is exactly one o'clock, two o'clock, and so on. 4. singular noun You can refer to a particular time or moment as a particular hour. [literary] ...the hour of his execution. [+ of] The gathering storm had made the day even darker than was usual at this hour. 5. countable noun If you refer, for example, to someone's hour of need or hour of happiness, you are referring to the time in their life when they are or were experiencing that condition or feeling. [literary] He was one of the first people to stand by me in my hour of need. ...the darkest hour of my professional life. [+ of] 6. plural noun You can refer to the period of time during which something happens or operates each day as the hours during which it happens or operates. ...the hours of darkness. [+ of] Phone us on this number during office hours. ...outside prison visiting hours. 7. plural noun If you refer to the hours involved in a job, you are talking about how long you spend each week doing it and when you do it. I worked quite irregular hours. The job was easy; the hours were good. 8. eleventh hour, lunch hour, rush hour 9. after hours adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use after-hours to describe activities which happen after the end of the usual time for them. The school offers after-hours childcare. In after-hours trading, shares surged by another estimated 30 points or more. 10. See also after-hours 11. at all hours phrase If you say that something happens at all hours of the day or night, you disapprove of it happening at the time that it does or as often as it does. [disapproval] She didn't want her fourteen-year-old daughter coming home at all hours of the morning. ...a neighbour's car alarm going off at all hours of the day and night. 12. the small hours phrase If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight. Gibbs was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning. 13. hour after hour phrase B1+ If you say that someone does something hour after hour, you are emphasizing that they do it continually for a long time. [emphasis] He and my mom were arguing every night, hour after hour. 14. on the hour phrase B1+ If something happens on the hour, it happens every hour at, for example, nine o'clock, ten o'clock, and so on, and not at any number of minutes past an hour. 15. past the hour/before the hour phrase [v-link num PHR] B1 If you want to state the time exactly, you can give a number of minutes followed by before the hour or past the hour. 16. out of hours phrase Something that happens out of hours happens at a time that is not during the usual hours of business or work. [mainly British] Teachers refused to run out of hours sports matches because they weren't being paid. Idioms: at the eleventh hour very late or at the last possible moment Since all the leading French riders were unavailable, they turned at the eleventh hour to me. The eleventh hour decision came as the President made it clear he was prepared to gamble his political career if it came to conflict. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: countless hours I spent countless hours with him at London Zoo. Times, Sunday Times (2016) For thousands of people the carnival is the product of countless hours of preparation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) My earliest memories are of Africa and the countless hours spent hanging out with my parents. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was, he admits, his darkest hour. Times, Sunday Times (2013) My family get me through my darkest hours. The Sun (2011) He added: 'This is a very dark hour for our party but we cannot and will not allow decent liberal values to be extinguished overnight'. The Sun (2015) The entertainers provide endless hours of fun for the children. The Sun (2015) But endless hours commuting have only a negative effect. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I knew that with a little one to look after, I would struggle to go running or to fit in endless hours at the gym. The Sun (2013) But one thing stands out: the cotton medical masks that cover their mouths and noses every waking hour. Times, Sunday Times I know what it's like to have your every waking hour consumed by an aching pain that you fear will never go away. The Sun He lived and dreamed football, and spent every waking hour outside of school practising his skills. The Sun Some of us spend almost every waking hour searching for work and keep getting turned down because employers would rather take on foreigners. The Sun Every waking hour he wanted to improve his skills, his hand-eye co-ordination, his movement. Times, Sunday Times Recruitment freezes lead to nurses having to work extra hours. Times, Sunday Times (2012) If you work extra hours one week, will they allow you to take those hours for yourself and your family next week? Christianity Today (2000) It is hard when you are relatively junior and the working culture around you demands extra hours. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In the final hours before the show, we were searched again. The Sun (2013) Either something changed in the final hours before the vote or the polls were simply wrong all along. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Only 45 per cent of dying patients were helped to drink in their final hours in hospital. The Sun (2016) Flexible hours are another good way to keep some staff happy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Painters and decorators have flexible hours and can either work for a company or be their own boss. The Sun (2009) The new roles will offer more flexible hours and support for those returning to work after having children. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Law firms are renowned for their long hours culture, but not this one. Times, Sunday Times People don't see the long hours in the treatment room on his own. The Sun Social workers also had heavier case loads and work long hours. Times, Sunday Times He admits that the long hours in a loincloth have changed him. Times, Sunday Times Tales of long hours, gruelling pitches and setbacks abounded. Times, Sunday Times One understands the urgency of the broadcaster's mission to jolt people awake at the midnight hour by going directly on the offensive. Times, Sunday Times How about the midnight hour? Times, Sunday Times The film was unveiled at a midnight hour screening and caused a sensation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Indeed, stories are told that there was a survivor of the fire, a piper who was spared the flames because he refused to play the pipes past the midnight hour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Various talk-format programs with individual hosts ran in the 10 p.m. to 12 midnight hours on various days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The contracts allow employers to hire workers with no guaranteed minimum hours. Times, Sunday Times The contract would need to state that there are no guaranteed minimum hours, and that work will be offered on an 'as and when required' basis. Times, Sunday Times While there are some persons who have obtained their license with only the minimum hours required, most successful candidates complete their checkride between 50 to 65 hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Skunks are a common sight in the early morning hours, but this one was different. Christianity Today However, on a return visit a few days later in the sober morning hours, the museum had a different feel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stages of sleep that help consolidate motor skills and creative thinking - whether in maths, science or writing - occur in the morning hours, before waking. Times, Sunday Times The morning hours were an eerie blend of sounds. Globe and Mail I started spending the early morning hours sitting in the darkened, empty sanctuary. Christianity Today In his off hours, he smoked and slept. Christianity Today We pay cash for them to stay open in their off hours, and it helps the clinic as incremental revenue. Globe and Mail That's why there are millions of actors, writers and musicians who wait tables and paint houses for a living, plying their craft on off hours. Globe and Mail Talk to your employer about installing electronic surveillance and more security during off hours, and start keeping exquisite records of stock or cash that's disappearing. Globe and Mail The majestic scenery was so captivating, workers began requesting chartered helicopter flights during off hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finally, the charity argued that the plaintiff's evidence for overtime hours actually worked was too speculative, since no records were kept. Christianity Today Plaintiff claims that, in 2002, she began working overtime hours. Christianity Today After being elected, he required some departments to explain their requests for both hiring more employees while also increasing overtime hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new law eases restrictions on the duration of term contracts and the number of overtime hours and discards the premium required for overtime work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That could involve a work/family conflict include things such as workload, overtime hours, shift decisions, and even accepting a promotion or a transfer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Costs vary from 5.5p per kilowatt hour for electricity and 18.8p per kilowat hour. Times, Sunday Times Simple pricing involves showing the cost of gas or electricity as a single rate per kilowatt hour. Times, Sunday Times Those whose panels are installed and registered after that date will receive an income of just 21p per kilowatt hour. Times, Sunday Times By this time, the tariff for solar power had been cut from 14.9p to 13.88p per kilowatt hour. Times, Sunday Times The tariff has already been reduced from a maximum 43.3p per kilowatt hour of electricity generated to 21p. Times, Sunday Times As many as 90 to 100 bright meteors might be seen each hour, with activity peaking in the pre-dawn hours, astronomers say. Times, Sunday Times I had many pre-dawn hours to ruminate. Times, Sunday Times Two mine sweepers with two destroyers to provide covering fire entered the lagoon in the pre-dawn hours and cleared the shallows of mines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It blooms both day and night, but typically in the pre-dawn hours, closing when the full sun hits them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's more common to have frost on the ground briefly in pre-dawn hours, but it melts shortly after sunrise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I never thought of giving up those precious hours to do housework, so we probably lived in squalor. Times, Sunday Times You don't socialise because that would waste precious hours better spent inventively in bed, doing things you'd only ever read about. The Sun I have learnt this myself from precious hours wasted contributing to a blog devoted to the siblings of celebrities. Times, Sunday Times Workers escaped their shackles for a few precious hours and spent time with their families. Times, Sunday Times Here's everything you should do in your last precious hours of freedom. Times,Sunday Times It's a pleasant way to spend an hour. Times, Sunday Times My dad would spend an hour trying to get me out. Times, Sunday Times The medics spend an hour a day waiting for the information, with some waiting four hours for notes to arrive. The Sun Turn off the internet at 9pm and ask your son to spend the hour before bed with the family or a book. The Sun A top athlete might spend an hour warming up and only 20 minutes on the 'exercise'. Times, Sunday Times They mature quicker, get more resources, more attention, they don't have to waste hours each day bickering with siblings, they're more self-reliant. Times, Sunday Times We warn you that you could waste hours comparing the fortunes of various locations and possibly experience non-buyer remorse. Times, Sunday Times That would waste hours before we could even start looking for the person ... Times, Sunday Times Partly because they're easier to steal from, but also because they're less likely to complain as they'll have travel insurance and don't want to waste hours dealing with the police. The Sun You can waste hours on-line and still not be able to match the deal someone who knows what they're doing can find for you. Globe and Mail Earlier diagnosis, using the tools available over the weekend and for longer weekday hours, would in the long run avoid costly last-ditch attempts at care. Times, Sunday Times During designated weekday hours, vehicles parked on these primary routes are subject to prompt ticketing and towing at owner expense. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a full-time office staff which keeps regular weekday hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1910, after four years of 24-hour operations, it began to restrict its weekday hours, closing from midnight to 8 am. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For 1200 baud service, there was an additional $5.00 per hour surcharge during weekday hours, and a $3.00 per hour surcharge at all other times. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And both average hourly earnings and average weekly hours worked rose. Times, Sunday Times Average hourly earnings, average weekly hours worked, and the labour force participation rate all ticked up. Times, Sunday Times In truth, nobody really knows how many people are on zero-hours contracts - or, more accurately, contracts that give little or no guarantee of weekly hours. Times, Sunday Times Average actual weekly hours per worker fell by 5.5 to a record low of 26.7 hours. Times,Sunday Times Average weekly hours worked remained unchanged at a robust 34.5. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 小时 Japanese: 一時間 |
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