Word · Frequency #299
hour
小时
A unit of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a day, or sixty minutes.
- 1.
A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
一天二十四分之一(六十分钟)的时间单位
- 2.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
一天二十四分之一的时间段
- 3.
A season, moment, or time.
季节、时刻或时间
- 4.
clock time
钟表时间
- 5.
Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
用于两位小时数和两位分钟数之后以表示时间
- 6.
a special and memorable period
特殊而难忘的时光
- 7.
The amount of labor demanded by an employer in terms of time.
雇主按时间要求的劳动量
- 8.
The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
祈祷的固定时间、教规时辰、规定的祈祷仪式或记载这些的书籍
钟点；时刻；…点（用于报时）；特殊时刻；难忘的时光；季节；时刻；时间；工时；劳动时间；祈祷时辰；日课；祈祷书
In use
The movie is two hours long.
I'll be back in an hour.
She practiced the piano for an hour every day.
the job will take more than an hour
the hour is getting late
it was their finest hour
for + [number] hour(s)
I waited for two hours.
我等了两个小时。
an hour
The meeting will last an hour.
Connections
Collocations
- rush hour
- 高峰时间
- I try to avoid driving during rush hour.我尽量避免在高峰时间开车。
- lunch hour
- 午餐时间
- I usually go for a walk during my lunch hour.我通常在午餐时间散步。
- happy hour
- 欢乐时光
- Let's meet at the bar for happy hour after work.我们下班后去酒吧参加欢乐时光吧。
- office hours
- 办公时间
- The professor's office hours are from 2 to 4 PM.教授的办公时间是下午2点到4点。
- after hours
- 下班后
- The library is open after hours for students.图书馆在下班后对学生开放。
- on the hour
- 整点
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hour 发音像 'our'，联想 '我们的时间'，记住是小时。
Context & Register
通常用于表示时间长度或具体钟点，适用于多种语境
Grammar Note
注意 hour 的发音以元音开头，因此要说 an hour，而不是 a hour。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in 'our' or 'ower' are often pronounced with the /aʊɚ/ sound, matching 'hour'. However, be cautious: 'four', 'your', 'pour' do not rhyme because they have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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