英语词汇“hour”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hournoun

uk/aʊər/us/aʊr/

A1 [ C ] a period of 60 minutes:

The exam lasted an hour and a half.

There are 24 hours in a day.

How many hours' sleep do you need?

I'll be back in an hour's/two hours' time (= after one/two hours).

My hometown is an hour from Houston/an hour away (= it takes an hour to travel there).

He gets paid by the hour (= gets a particular amount of money for each hour he works).

Trains leave every hour on the hour (= at exactly one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.).

Buses leave at ten minutes past/to the hour (= at ten past/to one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.).

formal War was declared at eighteen hundred hours/18.00 hours (= at six o'clock in the evening).

[ C usually plural ] the period of time when a particular activity happens or when a shop or public building is open:

I try to spend my lunch hour walking.

office/working hours

Our opening hours are from 8.00 to 6.00.

C2 [ C ] a particular time during the day or night:

Who could be calling us at this unearthly/ungodly hour (= so late at night)?

He returned in the early/small hours (= at night, after midnight).

work long, regular, unsocial, etc. hours

used to describe how many hours in the day you work or what part of the day you work:

She's a nurse so she often works unsocial hours.

He's paid well but he works long hours.

for hours (and hours) B1 informal

for a very long time:

I waited for him for hours.

at all hours (of the day and night) C1 disapproving

repeatedly during the day and the night:

They keep calling me at all hours (of the day and night).

More examples

She walks the dog for an hour every afternoon.
The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train.
We had to queue for three hours to get in.
All the new toys kept the kids occupied for hours.
As a teacher you could expect to be paid anywhere between £7 and £15 per hour.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Specific periods of time

around-the-clock
British Summer Time
BST
calendar month
daylight saving time
depth
generation
hundred
Jurassic
lunar month
microsecond
midpoint
Midsummer's Day
Q, q
quarter
Quaternary
response time
s
sec
trimester

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Days & times of day

Points in time

Working hours

Continue & last

Continually & repeatedly

Idiom(s)

after hours

hour after hour

your hour has come

(from) hour to hour

in sb's hour of need

out of hours

until all hours

单词	hour
释义	English American hournoun uk/aʊər/us/aʊr/ A1 [ C ] a period of 60 minutes: The exam lasted an hour and a half. There are 24 hours in a day. How many hours' sleep do you need? I'll be back in an hour's/two hours' time (= after one/two hours). My hometown is an hour from Houston/an hour away (= it takes an hour to travel there). He gets paid by the hour (= gets a particular amount of money for each hour he works). Trains leave every hour on the hour (= at exactly one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.). Buses leave at ten minutes past/to the hour (= at ten past/to one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.). formal War was declared at eighteen hundred hours/18.00 hours (= at six o'clock in the evening). [ C usually plural ] the period of time when a particular activity happens or when a shop or public building is open: I try to spend my lunch hour walking. office/working hours Our opening hours are from 8.00 to 6.00. C2 [ C ] a particular time during the day or night: Who could be calling us at this unearthly/ungodly hour (= so late at night)? He returned in the early/small hours (= at night, after midnight). work long, regular, unsocial, etc. hours used to describe how many hours in the day you work or what part of the day you work: She's a nurse so she often works unsocial hours. He's paid well but he works long hours. for hours (and hours) B1 informal for a very long time: I waited for him for hours. at all hours (of the day and night) C1 disapproving repeatedly during the day and the night: They keep calling me at all hours (of the day and night). More examples She walks the dog for an hour every afternoon. The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train. We had to queue for three hours to get in. All the new toys kept the kids occupied for hours. As a teacher you could expect to be paid anywhere between £7 and £15 per hour. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Specific periods of time around-the-clock British Summer Time BST calendar month daylight saving time depth generation hundred Jurassic lunar month microsecond midpoint Midsummer's Day Q, q quarter Quaternary response time s sec trimester See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Days & times of day Points in time Working hours Continue & last Continually & repeatedly Idiom(s) after hours hour after hour your hour has come (from) hour to hour in sb's hour of need out of hours until all hours hournoun [ C ] us/ɑʊər/abbreviation hr. a period of 60 minutes: Take this an hour after eating. It’s open 24 hours a day. He works long hours (= starts work early and finishes late). He gets paid by the hour (= for each hour worked). Buses pull out every hour on the hour (= at the time an hour begins). An hour can be a period of time, not necessarily 60 minutes, when you do something: a lunch hour An hour can be the distance you can travel in 60 minutes: San Francisco is only a couple of hours away. Idiom(s) hour after hour hours (and hours)
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