| 释义 |
hour /ˈaʊə(r)/► SEE ALLat an unearthly/ungodly hourin your hour of needon the hour/half-hourthe eleventh hourthe evil hour/day/momentthe bottom of the hourthe top of the hour
●at an unˌearthly/unˌgodly ˈhour (informal) very early or very late, especially when this is annoying 极早，过分地早；极晚，过分地晚◆The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train.
做这份工作要很早起床赶第一班火车。◆I heard him come home at some ungodly hour again last night.
我昨晚又听见他很晚才回家。●in your ˌhour of ˈneed (often humorous) when you really need help 需要帮助时◆Where were you in my hour of need? Sitting in a cafe with your friends!
我需要帮助时你在哪儿呢？跟你的朋友们泡在咖啡馆里吧！●on the ˈhour/half-ˈhourat exactly 5 o’clock, 6 o’clock, etc./ 5.30, 6.30, etc. 整点／半点◆Buses leave here for Oxford on the hour.
去牛津的公共汽车逢整点发车。●the eˌleventh ˈhourthe moment when it is almost, but not quite, too late to do sth, avoid sth, etc. 最后关头；最后一刻◆Our pianist had fallen ill, and then, at the eleventh hour, when we thought we’d have to cancel the performance, Jill offered to replace him.我们的钢琴师病倒了，在最后关头，当我们以为不得不取消表演时，吉尔主动提出愿代他演出。▸ eˌleventh-ˈhour adjective ◆an eleventh-hour decision最后一刻作出的决定●the evil ˈhour/ˈday/ˈmomentthe time when you have to do sth difficult or unpleasant 困难的时刻／日子；不愉快的时刻／日子◆I’d better go and see the dentist — I can’t put off the evil hour any longer.我最好还是去看看牙医吧，可不能再拖了。◆I worried for weeks about how I would tell him the bad news but eventually I couldn’t put off the evil day any longer.我犯愁了好几个星期不知道该怎么把这个坏消息告诉他，但终于不能再拖了。●the bottom of the ˈhour (especially NAmE) (on a TV/radio programme, etc.) 30 minutes past the hour on a clock （在电视或电台节目等中）半点◆The radio station provides hourly newscasts at both the top and bottom of the hour.电台在整点和半点播报每小时更新的新闻。 OPP the top of the hour ●the top of the ˈhour (especially NAmE) (on a TV/radio programme, etc.) the beginning of an hour on a clock （用于电视或电台节目等中）整点◆We have more news coming up at the top of the hour.我们将在整点播出更多的新闻。 OPP the bottom of the hour |