1.(every hour)每小时地;每小时一次地
We shall be meeting hourly.我们将每小时见一次面。
The hospital issued press releases hourly.医院每小时发布一次新闻稿。
2.to be paid hourly
(be paid by the hour)按小时付费地;计时地
Lower-level workers were paid hourly while executives were paid annually.低级别工人按小时付酬, 而主管们则是按年付酬。
3.(at any moment)时时;随时
The Globe reported that he lingered between life and death, and the end was hourly expected.据《环球报》报道, 他在生死线上徘徊, 随时都有死亡的可能。