hour /ˈauə/ n.[c]1. 小时:have an hour a day for sports每天要进行一个小时的运动;alf an hour半小时;a quarter of an hour一刻钟;an hour’s work 一小时的工作;for hours 好几个小时 2.时间,时刻:the lunch hour午饭时间 The clock struck the hour. 钟报时了。What’s the hour?现在几点钟了? The hour is 2:30. 两点半了。3. 用于习语on the hour整点开始时:Buses pull out every hour on the hour (= at the time an hour begins).公交车每小时一班,都是整点发车。
hourly adj. & adv. 每小时的;时时刻刻的;每小时一次;随时:There is an hourly bus service. 每小时有一班公交车。Trains run at half-hourly intervals.火车每半小时开一班。Sunscreens should be applied hourly.防晒霜应该每小时涂一次。Temperature should be recorded four-hourly.体温应每四小时测量一遍。