1.[c]小时60 minutes; one of the 24 parts that a day is divided into
It will take about an hour to get there.到那里大约需要一小时。
The interview lasted half an hour.会见持续了半小时。
It was a three-hour exam.那是三小时的考试。
I waited for an hour and then I left.我等了一个小时，然后就走了。
He'll be back in an hour .他一小时后回来。
We're paid by the hour .我们是论小时获得报酬的。
The minimum wage was set at £5.80 an hour .最低工资定为每小时 5.80 英镑。
Top speed is 120 miles per hour .最高时速为 120 英里。
York was within an hour's drive.开车到约克不会超过一小时。
Chicago is two hours away(= it takes two hours to get there) .到芝加哥需要两小时。
We're four hours ahead of New York(= referring to the time difference) .我们比纽约早四个小时。
We hope to be there within the hour(= in less than an hour) .我们希望一小时内到达那里。
2.[c][ususing]约一小时的时间a period of about an hour, used for a particular purpose
I use the Internet at work, during my lunch hour .我上班时在午餐时间使用互联网。
3.[pl]（工作、办公等的）固定时间a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc.
Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day.营业时间为每天 10 点到 6 点。
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours .多数从事这种工作的人往往工作时间很长。
What are your office hours ?你的办公时间是几点到几点？
a hospital's visiting hours医院的探视时间
Britain's licensing hours(= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted.英国的酒吧营业时间从前受到很严格的限制。
This is the only place to get a drink after hours(= after the normal closing time for pubs) .这是酒吧正常关门时间之后唯一能喝一杯的地方。
Clients can now contact us by email out of hours(= when the office is closed) .现在办公时间以外顾客可以用电邮和我们联系。
4.[pl]长时间a long time
It took hours getting there.花了好长时间才到那里。
I've been waiting for hours .我等了很久了。
‘How long did it last?’ ‘Oh, hours and hours .’“持续了多久？”“噢，很久很久。”
5.[sing]某个时间a particular point in time
You can't turn him away at this hour of the night.天这么晚了，你不能把他赶走。
6.[c][ususing]重要时刻the time when sth important happens
This was often thought of as the country's finest hour .一般认为这是该国最美好的一段时光。
She thought her last hour had come.她以为她生命的最后时刻到了。
Don't desert me in my hour of need .不要在我困难的时候离开我。
7.[sing]整点the time when it is exactly 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, etc.
There's a bus every hour on the hour .每小时整点有一班公共汽车。
The clock struck the hour .钟敲过整点了。
8.[pl]（按 24 小时制给出的时间，通常用于军事或其他官方用语）点钟used when giving the time according to the 24-hour clock, usually in military or other official language
The first missile was launched at 2300 hours(= at 11 p.m.) .首枚导弹是在 23 点（晚上 11 点）发射的。
It's a shame. Will this afternoon be all right? But I can only spare you an hour and a half today, from four o'clock.
真遗憾。今天下午行吗？不过我只能抽出一个半小时，从四点开始。
The author recounts that Rhonda ignored his advice, and came out of Jackie's room less than half an hour later, feeling utterly used.
作者写到郎达忽略了他的意见，半个小时后从他哥哥的房间里出来，看来被彻底的掏空了。
The student spent almost an hour trying to puzzle out the meaning of this difficult sentence.
这个学生花了近一个小时思索出这难句的意思。
OK, I'll be back in about an hour. If you think of anything else you need, give me a call.
好的，我一个小时后回来。如果你想到有什麽其它需要的话，打电话给我。
Give it a day of the plan: the morning get up at 7 o 'clock, after getting up the road running around the village for half an hour.
给自己定了一天的计划：早上7点起床，起床后围着小区的那条路跑步半个小时。
"But the chances of him giving you a half an hour on a Wednesday afternoon in a hotel are probably much better. "
但是让他在某个周三下午和你在酒店房间发生半个小时关系的可能性却很大。
It was an hour-and-a-half trip each way, and I was a heavy boy, much heavier than I am as an adult.
单程需要一个半小时，而且我很重，童年的我比成年的我要重得多。
Packet how much money an hour?
包一个小时多少钱？
A Well, let's ask how much it costs. Half an hour is enough for me.
A哦，咱们问问需要多少钱。半小时对我足够了。
Don't worry about something that will take place in a week, a day, or even an hour.
不要担心那些将在一周、一天甚至一小时后发生的事。
If that seems a little much, try taking it easy for about an hour or so before you plan on going to bed.
如果这貌似长了点儿，试试上床前一个小时左右就开始放松。
Boiled some onions and left them on the coffee table for an hour, she is now walking around and I feel so much better.
水煮一些洋葱，并把它们在咖啡桌上放上一小时，她现在已经能到处走了，我也感觉好多了。
How much fun can anyone have in an hour?
每位宾客在一个小时里能得到多少乐子呢？
Wong still works five days a week, spending his entire eight-hour shift on his feet.
黄海仍然坚持每个礼拜工作五天，在当班的八小时中从头站到尾。
Your homework is done, your computer is updated, and they're still trying to get out of the driveway an hour later.
你的作业给做好了，你的电脑被升级了，可是一个小时后，他们还没从你家的车道上绕出来。
Please realize that the employees had to leave their friends and families on Thursday to work their 12+ hour shift for you.
请明白店员在周四晚上不得不离开其朋友和家人为你们服务12个对小时。
They decided to work off the effects of a heavy supper by walking for an hour.
他们吃了一餐油腻难消化的晚饭，决定散步一小时帮助消化。
But they did not interfere with the torch, which passed by an hour later.
但是他们没有妨碍一小时后经过这里的火炬。
One is the sales staff said the two-hour battery life, but I had to go out less than half an hour.
一个是销售人员说的电池使用两小时，但我拿出去却半小时不到。
You can put it together, program the demo, and test it out in less than an hour.
您可以在一个小时以内完成组装、编程和测试工作。
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