plural hours
plural hours
Learner's definition of HOUR
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[count] : one of the 24 equal parts of a day : 60 minutes小时 -
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。
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You'll be paid by the hour for/on this job.这份工作是按小时计酬的。
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The job pays ten dollars an hour.这份工作的薪酬是每小时十美元。
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We've been waiting (for) an hour.我们已经等了一个小时了。
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She exercises for a full/good/solid hour every day.她每天都锻炼整整一个小时。
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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。
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She was half an hour late.她迟到了半小时。
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They arrived a few hours later.他们几小时后才到。
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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）。
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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。
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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。
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(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。
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He's counting the hours until his retirement. [=he is waiting eagerly for his retirement]他数着日子等退休。
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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。
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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。
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The mood changed from hour to hour.心情每时每刻都在变化。
— see also half hour, quarter hour 2 [count]
a : the time shown on a clock or watch时间；时刻 -
The hour [=time] is half past ten. [=10:30]现在的时间是十点半。
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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。
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(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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
b : a particular time during the day（一天中的）某个时间 -
a late hour很晚的时候
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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？
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at the midnight hour [=at midnight]午夜时分
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These animals are most active in the hour just before sunrise.这些动物在黎明前最活跃。
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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。
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People began arriving in the early hours of the morning.凌晨时分人们陆陆续续地到了。
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The park is open during daylight hours.这个公园白天都开园。
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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。
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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。
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These animals are active at all hours of the day. [=throughout the day]这些动物全天都很活跃。
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They were up till/until all hours. [=they were up very late]他们熬夜到很晚。
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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。
◊ The wee/small/early hours are the very early hours of the morning.凌晨
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b [count] : a particular time or period of time某一时刻；某一时段 -
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。
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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。
◊ The man/woman (etc.) of the hour is a person who is being honored or praised or who is enjoying success at a particular time.风云人物
◊ Someone's or something's darkest hour is a time of great trouble or danger.艰难时期；危险时刻
◊ Someone's or something's finest hour is a time of great success, courage, or heroism.大获成功之时；辉煌时期；光荣时刻
c hours [plural] : a time scheduled or used for a particular purpose or activity固定的时间 -
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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Personal phone calls are not allowed during business/office hours.上班时间不允许接打私人电话。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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[count] : the distance that can be traveled in an hour一个小时的行程 -
She lives two hours away.她的住处离这儿有两个小时的路程。
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Her house is two hours north of here.她家从这里往北有两小时的路程。
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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。
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hours [plural] —
used to refer to time when time is being measured on a 24-hour clock（用于表示24小时制时间的）点钟
after hours
or British out of hours
: after the regular hours of work or operation工作（或营业）时间之后
an/per hour
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used in measurements that describe the speed of something（用于度量衡，表示事物的速度）每小时