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*hour /ar; ˈaʊə/
n
1 [C] a period of 60 minutes 小时:
The meeting lasted an hour and a half. 会议开了一个半小时。
I'll be home in about an hour. (=an hour from now) 我大概一小时之后到家。
The lake is an hour from Hartford. (=it takes an hour to go there from Hartford) 这湖离哈特福德有一小时路程。
2 [C] a period of time in the day when something happens 〔某事发生的〕时间:
opening hours (=when a shop is open) 营业时间: Opening hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 营业时间从早上九点到晚上八点。
lunch hour (=the time when you stop working and have lunch) 午餐时间
3 hours informal a long time 【非正式】 很长的时间:
She spends hours on the phone. 她花很长时间打电话。
4 [singular 单数] the time of day when a new hour starts, for example 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock etc 钟点，…点钟:
on the hour Classes begin on the hour. 每堂课都在整点开始。
5 [C] a particular time during the day or night 〔一天内的某个〕时刻，时候:
The subway doesn't run at this hour of the night. 晚上这个时候地铁不开。
at all hours (=at any time, even very late at night) 在任何时候，随时: The baby keeps them awake at all hours. 那婴儿白天黑夜都让他们没得睡。
6 after hours after the time when a company, shop etc is usually open 办公［营业等］时间之后，下班后:
The key is usually kept with the caretaker after hours. 下班以后钥匙通常由门房保管。
7 [C] an important time in history or in your life 〔历史上或某人一生中的〕重要时刻:
You were there in my hour of need. (=when I needed help) 在我需要的时候你帮了我。
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