1period of sixty minutes小時ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOUR | HOUR + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤full, solid整整一個小時◇I slept for eight solid hours.我睡了整整八個小時。➤contact, credit (NAmE, botheducation教育) 面授課時;學分◇the number of contact hours per week每週的面授課時數VERB + HOUR➤take用⋯小時◇It takes two hours to get to Vancouver.去溫哥華要兩個小時。➤spend花⋯小時▸➤waste浪費⋯小時▸➤last持續⋯小時◇The performance lasted three hours.演出歷時三個小時。➤gain, lose快⋯小時;慢⋯小時◇You lose five hours when you fly from New York to London.乘飛機從紐約到倫敦時間上會慢五個小時。HOUR + VERB➤go by, pass⋯小時過去◇An hour passed and she still hadn't arrived.一個小時過去了,她還沒有到。PREPOSITION➤by the hour按小時◇They're paid by the hour.他們工作按小時計酬。➤for an hour一小時◇She worked for three hours.她工作了三個小時。➤in an hour, within an hour在一小時之內◇I should be back within a couple of hours.兩三個小時之內我就會回來。➤over an hour, under an hour超過/不到一小時◇He's been gone for over an hour.他已經走了一個多小時了。➤per hour每小時◇Top speed is 120 miles per hour.最高速度為每小時 120 英里。➤within the hour在一個小時之內◇We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour).我們希望能在一個小時之內到達那裏。➤hour of⋯小時的⋯◇There are still two hours of daylight left.白天的時間還剩下兩個小時。PHRASES➤half an hour半個小時▸➤hour after hour一個又一個小時▸➤in an hour's time (especially BrE) 一小時後▸➤with every passing hour隨着時間一小時一小時的流逝◇She grew more worried with every passing hour.時間一小時一小時地過去,她越來越擔心。➡ note at measurehour
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2the hourtime when a new hour starts整點VERB + THE HOUR | PREPOSITIONVERB + THE HOUR➤chime, strike整點報時;敲響整點時鐘◇The clock struck the hour.鐘整點報時。PREPOSITION➤on the hour整點時◇Buses leave every hour on the hour.公共汽車每小時一班,整點發車。➤past the hour整點過⋯◇ten minutes past the hour整點過十分➤to the hour (especially BrE) 差⋯分到整點◇ten minutes to the hour差十分到整點hour
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3time when you do a particular activity時段ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOUR | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤lunch午餐時間▸➤peak, rush高峰時段◇rush-hour traffic高峰時段的交通➤happy (= time in the early evening when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at lower prices than usual)歡樂時光(酒吧的酒水減價時間)VERB + HOUR➤spend度過⋯時間◇I spent my lunch hour shopping.我利用午餐時間買東西。PREPOSITION➤hour of⋯時間◇an hour of rest休息時間hour
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4hourstime when sb is working/a business is open工作或營業時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOURS | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤office, opening, visiting, working辦公/開放/探視/工作時間◇the hospital's visiting hours醫院的探視時間➤flexible彈性上班時間▸➤long很長的工作時間▸➤regular有規律的作息時間▸➤licensing (BrE) 酒吧營業時間◇Britain's licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open)英國酒吧的營業時間VERB + HOURS➤work工作⋯時間◇She works very long hours.她上班的時間很長。➤keep保持⋯的作息時間◇He keeps regular hours.他的作息時間很有規律。PREPOSITION➤after hour下班後◇He spends a lot of time in his office after hours.下班後他還要在辦公室裏待很長時間。➤out of hour (especially BrE) 在上班時間以外◇Doctors often have to work out of hours.醫生經常要在正常上班以外的時間工作。hour
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5time when sth happens某時刻ADJECTIVE | HOUR + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤darkest, finest最黑暗的時刻;最美好的時光◇The war years were often thought of as the country's finest hour.人們常常把戰爭年代視為這個國家最美好的時期。➤antisocial, unearthly, ungodly, unsocial (especially BrE) 不通人情的/反常的/十分不便的/非正常的時間◇I apologize for calling you at this ungodly hour.原諒我這種時候給你打電話。◇Bakers have to work unsocial hours.麪包師不得不在非正常工作時間工作。➤early, early-morning, small, wee small hours (= the hours after midnight)凌晨時分;午夜後◇The party continued well into the early hours.聚會一直持續到第二天凌晨。➤late很晚的時分▸➤waking醒着的時候◇She spends every waking hour at the gym.除了睡覺的時候,她都在健身房度過。HOUR + VERB➤come⋯時刻來臨◇The hour had come for us to leave.我們離開的時間到了。PREPOSITION➤between the hours of從⋯點到⋯點◇The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two.辦事處十二點到兩點之間關門。➤hour of⋯的時刻◇the hours of darkness黑暗的時刻PHRASES➤your hour of need困難的時候◇She helped me in my hour of need.她在我困難的時候幫助過我。
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