| 释义 |
Examples:hotel room rented by the hour—one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day—happy hour (in bars etc)—the twelve two hour divisions of the day—credit hour (in an academic credit system)—by the (kilometer, hour etc)—one watch (i.e. two hour period during night)—one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch—lit. Train an army for a thousand days use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off—one of the five two hour periods inwhich the night was formerly divided—make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour—judge the hour and size up the situation—every day and every hour—classifier for short time intervals; or quarter of an hour— |