ADV …点钟 You use o'clock after numbers from one to twelve to say what time it is. For example, if you say that it is 9 o'clock, you mean that it is nine hours after midnight or nine hours after midday. …点钟
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The trouble began just after ten o'clock last night.
昨晚刚过10点钟麻烦就开始了。
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I went to sleep, and at two o'clock in the morning I woke up.
我睡着了，凌晨两点的时候醒了过来。
| Usage | o'clock |
| Use o'clock for times that are exactly on the hour: 'Is it four o'clock yet?' 'Not quite, it's three forty-five.' |