| 单词 | work hour |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswork hour work hour n. (in plural) the part of the day (typically) spent at work; (later also) the amount of time spent at work; (in singular) an hour during which work is done (cf. working hour n. at working n. Compounds 3); (also) the hour at which work begins. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > portion of day allotted to work day1637 working hour1698 work hour1786 business day1796 working day1796 business end1828 eight hours1845 core time1972 1786 Act 11 & 12 Geo. III, c. 33 in Statutes at Large, Ireland X. 329 (margin) Work hours for shipwrights from 6 to 6, save for dinner and breakfast. 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vii. 121 To try and get a little sleep before work hour. 1913 T. Tapper How to build Fortune xvi. 192 A certain toll must be expended for every work hour to build up the future protection fund. 1977 Time 10 Jan. 48/1 Employees can arrange their own work hours around a ‘core’ of time. 2001 J. Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters vii. 114 You have consistently been absenting yourself from the office during work hours. 2003 J. Hinde When Coal was King v. 132 The Knights of Labor..pursued an active agenda, including the struggle for shorter work hours. < as lemmas |
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