hour [ 'auə] n.小时；时间，时刻
keep early hours 早睡早起
hour ['auə] n. 小时, 钟头,课时
全天候 24-hour (service)
学时 credit hours
BH Busy Hour 高峰时
golden hours 幸福时刻
你必须在至少1小时前办理登机。 You must check-in at least one hour before.
起飞前2小时。 Two hours before departure time.
Business Hours 营业时间
Office Hours 办公时间
calling at this early hour 一大早就打电话
eleventh hour 最后关头
rough hours 读书时的艰苦生活
wee hours 凌晨
Full-time Student（全部时间用于学习的正规学生）：正规入学、念满学校规定的全部课程的
学生。一般情况下，大学本科生至少要念满１２个学分课时（credit hours）或学分（units），
研究生至少要念满９个学分课时或学分。持有F-1、J-1和M-1非移民签证的学生必须在学
年的每个学期（不包括暑期）遵守这一规定。
Credits（学分）：高等院校用来记录学生完成获得学位所必修的课程（及格或更高分）的单
位。各学院或大学的概况手册中都阐述了授给各种学位所要求的学分数和学分种类，并以每
门课程"学分"----或"学分课时"（"credit hours"）、"学分积点"（"credit points"）
Grade Point Average（平均积分点）：缩写为GPA，一种根据各科成绩的平均数记录学习成
绩的制度，计算时用每门课所获分数乘学分课时（credit hours）。
New hours of parking control 停车控制新时段
No parking in use 24 hours a day 此处24小时使用，禁止停车。
After 21:00 hours access to London underground station. 21:00以后，开往伦敦地铁站。
Peak hours only 只限高峰时段
Hours of opening： 营业时间
Opening times (hours): 营业时间:
Out of hours, delivery at … 下班时，送货到……
Opening hours: 开放/开门/营业时间:
24-hour credit card bookings 24小时信用卡预约
Our telephone banking service is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
我们的银行开通每年365天每天24小时的服务电话。
24 hour ticket line … 24小时售票电话……
All sessions last for approximately 1 hour.
演出大约1小时
The performance runs 2 hours 30 minutes including an interval
整个演出2小时30分，包括中间休息
Full central heating with house provided hot water 24 hours
中央暖气系统，房间24小时提供热水。
Tours take up to two hours 游程两个小时。
Under 24 hours a 50% charge may be levied. 24小时内收半价
Extended opening hours during August 八月延长开放时间。
Please ring our 24-hour information line 请拨打我们24 小时咨询服务热线。
Credits（学分）：高等院校用来记录学生完成获得学位所必修的课程（及格或更高分）的单位。各学院或大学的概况手册中都阐述了授给各种学位所要求的学分数和学分种类，并以每门课程“学分”----或“学分课时”（“credit hours”）、“学分积点”（“credit points”）----的多少来说明各门课程的价值。
Grade Point Average（平均积分点）：缩写为GPA，一种根据各科成绩的平均数记录学习成绩的制度，计算时用每门课所获分数乘学分课时（credit hours）。
敬请留意, 我公司对市区的付款日, 订于每周星期三上午11时起至下午3时。但是,我们希望各位债权人至少提前三天派代表与我行接洽清偿金额。
Please note that our pay day for Town Accounts is Wednesday of any Week, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., but we expect creditors to send representatives to agree to amounts for settlement at least three days prior to calling for their cheques.
final vehicle hour 末班车时间
first vehicle hour 首班车时间
peak hour 高峰小时
peak hour boarding rate 高峰小时上车率
peak-hour line 高峰线路
vehicle-hour 车时
working vehicle hour 工作车时
aggregate working hours
工作总时数
conditioned hours of work
规定工作时数；规定工时
polling hours 投票时间
We should get into the habit of keeping good hours.
我们应该养成早睡早起的习惯。
depreciation by working hours method 工作时间法折旧
flexible working hours 弹性工作时间
man hour 人时
马力小时，马力时
horsepower-hour
She hired a car by the hour.
她租了一辆按钟点计费的汽车。
Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.
失去的每一小时都构成未来不幸发生的可能。
My slogan is "Four hours for work, four hours for study, eight hours for sleep, and eight hours for play."
我的口号是“四小时工作，四小时学习，八小时睡眠，八小时游戏”。
It took him three hours to solve the mathematics problem.
他花了三个小时解答这道数学难题。
a lecture that occupied three hours
长达三个小时的讲座
It took us hours to arrive at a decision.
我们花了几个小时才作出了决定。
He spent an hour each day exercising.
他每天花1小时运动。
He estimated that the journey would take two hours.
他估计旅程需要两个小时。
After a long meeting of 3 hours, the government has made the most significant decision.
经过长达3个小时的会议之后，政府作出了重大的决定。
I read the novel for three solid hours.
这小说我读了整整三个小时。
It took many hours to convince the judge of his guilt.
花费了好几个小时法庭才相信他有罪。
the fleeting hours
飞逝的时光
I spent a productive hour in the library.
我在图书馆的一个小时很有收获。
I’ll meet you at reception in half an hour.
半小时后我在接待处见你。
She spent hours admiring herself in the mirror.
她用了几个小时对着镜子自我欣赏。
I talked to him for two hours, but he only listened to me with indifference.
我和他谈了两个小时，但他只是漠不关心地听着。
The discussion went on for hours as neither side would give in.
讨论延续了几个小时，因为哪一方都不肯让步。
Enclosed is an important leaflet highlighting local service telephone numbers for use during normal working hours.
附上一张重要的活页，着重列有在正常工作时间内可用的本地服务电话号码。
The launch of a space shuttle was delayed for 24 hours because of bad weather.
由于天气不好，航天飞机的发射推迟了24小时。
Make it an hour and a half. We have to get more food.
等一个半小时吧，我们还得多准备些事物。
They are paid by the hour． 他们按时取酬。
She hired a car by the hour． 她租了一辆按钟点计费的汽车。
They will arrive in half an hour． 他们将于半小时之内到达。
Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
只要可能，在下午做那些程序化的工作，把需要更多能量的工作留到你效率最好的时候去做。
The action lasted three hours.
战斗持续了三个小时。
The airplane flies at 900 kilometers an hour.
飞机以每小时900公里的速度飞行。
The two fighters battled for half an hour.
两个拳击手战斗了半小时。
He bored us all by talking for hours about his new house.
他连续几个小时大谈他的新房子，使我们大家都厌烦透了。
The train to Beijing will depart from platform 3 in half an hour.
开往北京的火车将于半小时后从三站台开出。
After walking for four hours we were beginning to flag.
步行了四个小时以后，我们开始累了。
It took him half an hour to finish the work.
他花了半个小时做完这项工作。
He felt very hungry after four-hours' hard work.
辛苦工作了四个小时后，他觉得非常饿。
An hour is a measure of time.
小时是时间的一个量度单位。
The prisoners are allowed an hour's exercise every day.
犯人们每天有一小时放风的时间。
I always rest for an hour after dinner.
晚饭后，我总要休息一小时。
This plane can reach speeds in excess of 1000 kilometers an hour.
这架飞机可以达到每小时一千公里以上的速度。
We spent many hours in a pleasant conversation.
我们畅谈了好几个小时。
Every morning he spent two hours training for the race.
他每天早晨花两个小时练习赛跑。
I've been writing for three hours.
我已经写了三个小时了。
我们争论了好几个小时。
We argued for hours. *argue“是用理论来说服对方”或“各自坚持自己的主张而争论不休“。
我们有1小时的午休时间。
We took an hour lunch break.
Where were you? (你去哪儿了?)
We took an hour lunch break. (我们有1小时的午休时间。)
过会儿我再打。
I'll try again later.
I'll call back later.
I'll call again in an hour. (一个小时后我再打来。)
我看了两个小时的电视以打发时间。
I killed two hours watching TV.
1个小时左右。
About one hour.
Around one hour.
It takes about one hour.
About an hour.
Over 5,000 hours of work went into this software, and today it's my privilege to bring it to you.
这种软件的研制超过5000工作小时，今天我很荣幸地向你们展示它。
It's about an hour.
大概要一个小时。
The tour will take about an hour and a half. We ought to be back here by 3:00.
参观大概要一个半小时，3点钟以前回到这里。
I'm taking 19 credit hours.
我修十九个学分。
"Work fascinates me." I can look at it for hours!
“工作好有意思耶！”尤其是看着别人工作。
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
愚者所问，智者难答。
A man has his hour, and a dog has his day.
人有称心时，狗有得意日。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
Every dog has his day, and every man his hour.
人人都有得意的日子。
In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver, in old age they are leaden.
青年时代是黄金的，壮年时代是白银的，老年时代是灰铅的。
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
光辉生活中忙迫的一个小时抵得上无为的一世。
One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.
午夜前睡一小时抵得上午夜后睡三小时。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
今天的一个小时抵得上明天的两个小时。
Pleasant hours fly fast.
欢乐的时间过得快。
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明前是最黑暗的时刻。
It will take me several hours if I really look at everything.
如果全部参观的话，那得需要好几个小时。
A You work so hard! Nearly every day of the week!
A 你工作非常辛苦！几乎每天都工作！
B I know. But I’m lucky compared to most people.
B 我知道。但是跟大多数人相比我很幸运。
A How come? In what ways are you lucky?
A 怎么说呢？你在哪方面幸运？
B Because I love what I do. It’s long hours but I love my work.
B 因为我喜欢我做的事。工作时间长，但是我喜欢我的工作。
A I guess most people don’t really love their work – it’s just a job.
A 我想大多数人并不真正喜欢他们的工作——只是工作。
B Yes, they have to do it. They have to earn money. But for me it’s different.
B 是的，他们不得不做。他们得挣钱。但是对我来说不一样。
A I just want to use the internet for about half an hour.
A 我只需上网大约半个小时。
B The same for me. I need to check my e-mails and send some.
B 我也是。我需要看一下我的电子邮件以及发送几封电子邮件。
A How much does it cost to use the internet?
A 上网需要多少钱？
B It should be quite cheap. It usually depends on the time – how long you are online.
B 应该很便宜。通常依时间而定——你上网的时间。
A Well, let’s ask how much it costs. Half an hour is enough for me.
A 哦，咱们问问需要多少钱。半小时对我足够了。
B Yes, 30 minutes is fine for me too.
B 是的，30分钟对我也够了。
A I’m not sure if I would like to drive in Beijing. It’s so busy.
A 我不太肯定我是否愿意在北京开车。北京太拥挤了。
B It’s busy in the rush hours, but otherwise it’s the same as any big city.
B 高峰时刻很拥挤，但其它时候跟其他大城市一样。
A I don’t know. I think the driving style in Beijing is different.
A 我不知道。我想在北京开车的风格和其他城市不同。
B What do you mean? Do you think it’s dangerous?
B 你的意思是？你认为在北京开车危险吗？
A No, I just mean it’s different. You have to be very careful of traffic in Beijing.
A 不，我就是说在北京开车不一样。在北京的车流中你要非常小心。
B I think I know what you mean. You never know what to expect.
B 我想我明白你的意思。你从不知道会发生什么。
A I think the quality of driving is worst at rush hour.
A 我想高峰时刻的驾驶质量是很低的。
B Rush hour is really bad! I think it’s because everybody wants to get home from work.
B 高峰时刻太糟了！我想这是因为大家都要在下班后赶回家。
A Yes. Everyone seems so stressed and bad-tempered.
A 是的，似乎每个人压力都很大，脾气都很坏。
B You can really sense that everyone is in a bad mood in heavy traffic.
B 在交通拥挤的时候你能真切地感觉到大家的情绪都很糟糕。
A I know. I guess it’s because they’re in a hurry but not moving very fast.
A 我知道。我想这是因为他们都很着急，但是又都移动得非常缓慢。
B That’s when accidents happen.
B 事故就发生在这个时候。
A I was in a taxi last night during the rush hour for about 45 minutes. And it was only a short journey.
A 我昨晚乘出租车在高峰时刻耽搁了大约４５分钟。其实只是一小段路程。
B It takes so long to drive anywhere during the rush hour.
B 在高峰阶段无论在哪里都要开很长时间。
A I know. It’s horrible when you are stuck in a traffic jam and you are late for something.
A 我知道。遭遇交通阻塞太可怕了，你一定迟到。
B But there’s nothing you can do. It’s the same for everybody.
B 但是你又无能为力。对谁都一样。
A Sometimes I think the best thing to do in rush hour is to walk.
A 有时我想在高峰时刻最好的办法是步行。
B If it’s a short journey, I think you’re right.
B 如果路途很短的话，我想你是对的。
A One thing I like about Beijing compared to back home in the States is the number of taxis here.
A 跟美国比起来，我喜欢北京的一个方面是这里的出租车的数量。
B You think there’s more taxis in Beijing?
B 你认为北京的出租车数量更多吗？
A Oh, yes. Definitely. It’s easier to get a taxi here than in New York.
A 噢，是的。当然。在北京比在纽约更容易叫到出租车。
B Are there less in New York?
B 纽约的出租车数量少吗？
A I think so. Usually, apart from the rush hour, it’s easy to get a taxi in Beijing.
A 我想是的。通常，除了高峰时刻，在北京很容易叫到出租车。
B I guess that’s true. Usually, it’s not a problem here. You never have to wait too long.
B 我想这是事实。通常，在这里叫出租车不是问题。你从来不需要等太长的时间。
A Hello, Neil. When do you want to meet?
A 你好，尼尔！你想什么时候见面？
B Let's meet at quarter to seven this evening.
B 咱们今晚差一刻七点见。
A 6:45 this evening. Fine. At the theatre?
A 今晚6：45。好的。在剧院见面吗？
B Yes, we'll have time for a drink and a chat.
B 是的。我们将有时间喝一杯，聊一聊。
A When does the performance begin?
A 演出什么时候开始？
B At 7:45. So we'll have a full hour before it begins.
B 7：45 开始。所以在开演前我们有整整一个小时的时间。
A It took me hours to get these tickets.
A 我花了几个小时的时间才买到票。
B What do you mean?
B 你什么意思？
A I took a taxi to the theatre. We got lost.
A 我打车去了戏院。我们迷路了。
B Why did you go to the theatre?
B 你们为什么要去戏院？
A Well, I can't speak Chinese so I couldn't phone them.
A 哦，我不会说汉语，所以我不能给他们打电话。
B But you can book tickets at the hotel reception. It’s much easier!
B 但是你可以在旅馆服务台订票。这要容易得多！
A Hello, Mr Li? It's Liz Frost from London.
A 你好！你是李先生吗？我是伦敦的李兹·福罗斯特。
B Hi, Liz. Good to talk to you.
B 你好，李兹！很高兴和你通话。
A There are a few things we must discuss.
A 有几件事情我们必须谈论一下。
B Liz, can you call back in an hour? I'm in a meeting right now.
B 李兹，你能一小时以后打过来吗？我现在正在开会。
A Oh, I'm sorry. I'll call back around 12.
A 噢，对不起。我12点左右打给你。
B Thanks. 12 is OK. We'll talk then.
B 谢谢。12点可以。我们到时再谈。
A See you tomorrow then. What time is your flight?
A 那么明天见。你的航班什么时候起飞？
B It’s at midday, at 12.
B 是中午12点。
A You need to be at the airport before 10.
A 你得在10点前到达机场。
B How long does it take by taxi?
B 乘出租车去需要多长时间？
A About an hour – but it depends on the traffic. I’ll pick you up at the hotel about 8.30.
A 大约一个小时——但是要依交通情况而定。我 大约8点半到旅馆接你。
B Thanks. I’ll be ready. I’ll wait down in the lobby.
B 谢谢。我会做好准备的。我将在旅馆大堂等你。
A What about your wife? What does she do?
A 你妻子呢？她是做什么工作的？
B She’s a doctor. She works in a hospital.
B 她是一名医生。她在一家医院工作。
A That sounds interesting.
A 这工作听起来很有趣。
B Yes. She really loves her work. But it can be hard.
B 是的，她非常喜欢自己的工作。但是她的工作很累。
A How do you mean?
A 怎么讲？
B Well, she often has to work long hours. It can be very tiring.
B 哦，她经常得连续工作很多个小时，使人相当疲劳。
For travel times, and the 24-hour clock, we usually say two numbers – the hour then the minutes, eg: (15.20) fifteen - twenty / fifteen - twenty. Or you can say: twenty past three in the afternoon / twenty past three in the afternoon.
对于出行的时间，和24小时制的说法，我们通常用两个数字来说——分别表示小时和分钟。例如: (15.20) fifteen - twenty /15点20分。或者你可以说：twenty past three in the afternoon /下午3点过20分。
We are going to the Ming Tombs at the weekend. Would you like to come with us?
我们周末去明十三陵，你想和我们一起去吗？
Yes, thanks. How long will it take?
是的，谢谢。到那里要多长时间？
Well, we have to drive from Beijing. I suppose it will take three or four hours for the whole trip.
哦，我们得从北京开车去。我想整个路程大概需要三、四个小时。
That sounds fine. Which day at the weekend are you going?
听起来可以。周末的哪天去？
Sunday. Is that ok for you?
周日去。时间对你合适吗？
Yes, that’s fine.
是的，合适。
How long does it take by taxi?
乘出租车去需要多长时间？
About an hour – but it depends on the traffic. I’ll pick you up at the hotel about 8:30.
大约一个小时——但是要依交通情况而定。我 大约8点半到旅馆接你。
Thanks. I’ll be ready. I’ll wait down in the lobby.
谢谢。我会做好准备的。我将在旅馆大堂等你。
It’s about 30 minutes by car.
开车30分钟就到。
It’s about 500 metres.
大概是500米.
It’s a one-hour drive to the Summer Palace.
开车大概一个小时去颐和园。
It’s 10 minutes by taxi.
坐出租车大概10分钟到。
It’s a short walk.
很短的步行距离。
It’s ten minutes by car.
开车10分钟。
It’s a five minute walk to your hotel.
5分钟走路就到你的宾馆了。
It’s 45 minutes by taxi to the airport.
45分钟乘坐出租车去飞机场。
It’s about a 3 hour flight to Hong Kong.
3小时的航程去香港。
A It’s been a long day. We went on a trip to the Great Wall.
A 我们今天干了好多事。我们去游览长城了。
B Was it busy there?
B 那儿热闹吗？
B Busy?! It was like the subway at rush hour. Too many tourists.
B 热闹？！那里就像上下班高峰期的地铁站一样。游客是人山人海。
B Maybe you can go back when it’s less busy.
B 或许你可以等那里不太忙的时候再去看看。
A You know, back home in London, we also have bad traffic jams.
A 你知道吗，在我的老家伦敦，我们也常有交通堵塞的状况。
B I suppose every big city has them.
B 我猜想大多数大城市都会有。
A London is smaller than Beijing, isn’t it?
A 伦敦比北京要小，对不对？
B Yes, it is. But the traffic jams are still a problem, especially at rush hour.
B 是的。但是交通堵塞仍是个棘手问题，尤其是上下班高峰期。
Beijing is bigger than London.
北京要比伦敦大一点.
The traffic is busier during rush hour.
交通在上下班高峰期时尤其堵塞。
Washington is smaller than Beijing.
华盛顿比北京小一点。
The traffic can be so busy during rush hour.
上下班高峰期是交通可真是太堵了。
It’s so cold in January.
一月份真是太冷了。
The trains are so busy during the holidays.
火车经常在假期时是很忙碌的。
Beijing will be so crowded during the Olympics.
北京在奥运会期间将会变得人山人海。
A What’s it like working in the hotel restaurant?
A 在宾馆餐厅工作是什么样的？
B It’s hard. The hours are long. But it’s a good way to earn extra money.
B 非常难。时间很长。但是这是一条多挣点钱的好方法。
A I suppose so. If you’re a student, you always need money.
A 我想也是。如果你是学生的话，你总是需要钱。
B Yes, you’re right. It’s a good thing to do.
B 是的，你是对的。这是个非常有利的事情。
A I think I’ll take the subway.
A 我想我会乘坐地铁去。
B Ok. It might be quicker than a taxi, especially in the rush hour traffic.
B 好的。这可能比坐出租车去，尤其是那时是高峰时间。
A And how much is the ticket?
A 还有地铁票是多少钱？
B It’s the same price for one stop or ten stops. It doesn’t matter how far you are going.
B 坐一站和十站都是一样的价钱。你乘坐多远都是一样的价钱。
A I wouldn’t like to drive in Beijing. It’s so busy.
A 我不想在北京开车。这里太繁忙了。
B It’s busy in the rush hours, but it’s the same as any big city.
B 在高峰期时确实如此，但是在每个大城市都会有这种情况。
A There’s so many cars. It looks difficult to drive here.
A 那里有太多汽车了。看起来就很难开。
B I suppose so. You have to be very careful in Beijing traffic.
B 我猜是。面对北京的交通状况你必须非常小心。
A I was in a taxi last night during the rush hour for about 45 minutes. And it was only a short journey.
A 我昨晚在交通高峰期时坐在出租车里尽45分钟。而且那还是个很短的路程。
B There’s nothing you can do.
B 你无法做任何事情来改变它。
A I sometimes think the best thing to do in rush hour is to walk.
A 我有时常想在高峰期最好的方式就是走到目的地。
B If it’s a short journey, I think you’re right.
B 如果路程短的话，我想你是对的。
To fill the hour --- that is happiness.
Ralph Woldo Emerson, American thinker
让时间过得充实些，那才是幸福。
美国思想家爱默生,R.W.
Experience proves that most time is wasted, not in hours, but in minutes. A bucket with a small hole in the bottom gets just as empty as a bucket that is deliberately kicked over.
Paul Meyer, French linguist
经验证明，大部分时间都是被一分钟一分钟地而不是一小时一小时地浪费掉的。一只底部有个小洞的桶和一只故意踢翻的桶同样会流空。
法国语言学家梅耶.P.
To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge in without delay.
Johm Erskine, American educator
我感激他使我发现即使是很短的时刻，只要我分秒必争的一头钻进工作，积累起来就成为我需要的特别有用的几个钟头。
美国教育家厄斯金.J.
She was lost in the maze for several hours.
一连几小时,她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。
@@@ 以后, 将来
about to 正要, 即将
after hours 办公(营业)时间以后
before long 不久以后; 很快
by and by 不久以后, 过一段时间; 逐渐地
from now on 今后; 从现在起
in the near future 在不远的将来
look beyond 朝比...更远的地方看; 考虑...以后(更大)的问题
@@@ ...时间或时期
at maturity (动物)成熟期
baby boom 生育高峰时期
baby boom 生育高峰时期
reproductive cycle 繁殖周期
rush hour 交通高峰时间
spare time 业余时间
time off 空闲时间
@@@ 办公
after hours 办公(营业)时间以后
on business 因公, 出公差
The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet.
会议原定了两个小时，不过现在还没有结束。
hit the road上路
We should probably hit the road. It's going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
no sweat不麻烦，没问题
No sweat. I'll have he report done for you in an hour.
没问题。我会在一小时之内让认为你做出这份报告。
windbag饶舌的人
John is such a windbag. He can talk for hours at a time without saying anything.
约翰是一个饶舌大王。他能够一连好几个小时滔滔不绝的讲毫无内容的话。
out of luck运气不好
You're out of luck. The last bus left half an hour ago.
你运气不好。末班车半小时前就开走了。
calling at this early hour 一大早就打电话
eleventh hour 最后关头
rough hours 读书时的艰苦生活
wee hours 凌晨
“We arrived two hours late at the big blow-out for Charle’s birthday because our car had a blow-out.”
“由于我们车胎炸了,所以我们晚了两个小时才到达查理举行生日宴会的地方。”
"My wife spent all afternoon yesterday cooking a special dinner for our wedding anniversary. So she really flew off the handle when I came home three hours late."
“为了庆祝我们结婚周年，我太太化了整个下午精心烹调。可是，我昨晚晚了三个小时才回家。她可真火了。”
- get peanuts 微不足道的钱
He gets paid peanuts although he often works extra hours.
- sugar the pill 给人一点甜头安慰一下
Sonia didn't want to work extra hours quite often, but the manager sugared the pill by promising her a trip abroad at the end of the year.
A: Hello Neil. What are you doing today?
A: 尼尔，你好！你今天要做什么？
B: Hi Yang. I’m visiting the Forbidden City.
B: 嗨，杨！我今天要参观故宫。
A: It’s very beautiful . . . and very big!
A: 故宫非常漂亮…而且非常大！
B: How long will it take me?
B: 参观故宫要多长时间？
A: It’s just a couple of hours to walk through it. There’s so much to see.
A: 从头到尾走一趟也要两三个小时。有太多的东西值得看。
B: Ok. See you later, Yang.
B: 好。再见， 杨！
If something takes about two hours to walk through, you can say: It’s a couple of hours just to walk through / It’s a couple of hours just to walk through.
如果从头走到尾需要大约2小时，你可以说：It’s a couple of hours just to walk through / 从头走到尾就要大约两三个小时。
How long will it take me? 需要多长时间？
It’s a couple of hours to walk through. 从头至尾走一趟要两三个小时。
There’s so much to see. 有太多值得看的东西。
See you later. 再见。
Two hours walking is good exercise! So you can say: I guess it’s good exercise / I guess it’s good exercise.
步行2小时是很好的锻炼。所以你可以说：I guess it’s good exercise / 我想那是很好的锻炼。
If you want to describe something approximately, you can use – About / about, e.g.: About 15 RMB / About 15 RMB; About one hour / About one hour; About 10 kilometres / About 10 kilometres.
如果你想要做大致的描述，你可以用– About / 大约, 例如: About 15 RMB / 大约15元; About one hour / 大约1小时; About 10 kilometres / 大约10公里。
You can describe traffic conditions by saying things like: There is a lot of traffic / There is a lot of traffic; It’s very busy / It’s very busy; It’s the rush hour / It’s the rush hour.
你可以这样描述交通状况：There is a lot of traffic / 交通很拥挤; It’s very busy / 交通很繁忙; It’s the rush hour / 现在是高峰时刻。
A: We are going to the Ming Tombs at the weekend. Would you like to go with us?
A: 我们周末去明十三陵，你想和我们一起去吗？
B: Sure, thanks. How long will it take?
B: 好的，谢谢。到那里要多长时间？
A: Well, we have to drive from Beijing. I suppose it will take three or four hours for the whole trip.
A: 哦，我们得从北京开车去。我想整个路程大概需要三、四个小时。
B: That sounds fine. Which day at the weekend are you going?
B: 听起来可以。周末的哪天去？
A: Sunday. Is that ok for you?
A: 周日去。时间对你合适吗？
B: Yes, that’s fine.
B: 是的，合适。
To answer, you can say: It will take . . . / It will take . . . e.g.: It will take three to four hours / It will take three to four hours.
可以这样回答：It will take . . . / 需要 . . .例如：It will take three to four hours / 需要三到四个小时。
八小时工作制 [bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì] /eight hour working day/
几个小时 [jǐ gè xiǎo shí] /several hours/
刻 [kè] /quarter (hour)/(a measure word)/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive/
时 [shí] /O'clock/time/when/hour/season/period/
时辰 [shí chen ] /time/one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day/
四个小时 [sì gè xiǎo shí] /four hours/
小时 [xiǎo shí] /hour/
学时 [xué shí] /class hour/period/
一小时 [yī xiǎo shí] /one hour/
钟 [zhōng] /clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell/
钟点 [zhōng diǎn] /(n) hour/(n) specified time/
钟头 [zhōng tóu] /hour/
坐班 [zuò bān] /keep office hours/
I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of "juggling your life", and making the alternative move into “downshifting” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status.
我已经发现（由于压力过大，凯茜已多次公开宣称要辞去《她》杂志编辑的职务，在这之后她也许会有同样发现），放弃“忙忙碌碌”的生活哲学，转而过一种“放慢生活节奏”的生活所带来的回报，比经济成功和社会地位更有价值。
Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelsey used to advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines, the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on "quality time".
什么也说服不了我回到过去那种凯茜所宣扬的、我也曾自得其乐的生活中去：每天12小时的工作日，压得人喘不过气来的最后期限，可怕而紧张的办公室的争权夺利，以及因为时间有限连做母亲也得“高效率”所造成的种种限制。
After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die.
经过6个月争论和最后16个小时的国会激烈辩论，澳大利亚北部地区（澳北州）成为世界上第一个允许医生根据绝症病人个人意愿来结束其生命的合法当局。
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death — probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering.
根据澳北州所通过的这项新法案，成年病人可以要求安乐死——可能是通过注射致死药剂或服用致死药片——来结束痛苦。
The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors.
但此前病人必须由两名医生诊断其确实已病入膏肓，
After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met.
然后再经过7天的冷静思考期，方可签署一份申请证明。48小时后，才可以满足其安乐死的愿望。
At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly.
同时这些计算机记录哪些时间段是高峰，哪些员工最有效率，进而就能对人员分配进行相应的调整。
{adj: after-hours} after closing time especially a legally established closing time
"after-hours socializing"
"an after-hours club"
{adj: after-school} outside regular school hours
"a special after-school class"
{adj: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome} characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"
"a grueling campaign"
"hard labor"
"heavy work"
"heavy going"
"spent many laborious hours on the project"
"set a punishing pace"
{adj: at work} on the job
"had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"
{adj: better} more than half
"argued for the better part of an hour"
{adj: black, smutty} soiled with dirt or soot
"with feet black from playing outdoors"
"his shirt was black within an hour"
{adj: circadian} of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals
"circadian rhythms"
{adj: commensurable} able to be measured by a common standard
"hours and minutes are commensurable"
{adj: commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical} exhibiting native good judgment
"arrive home at a reasonable hour"
"commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"
"unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated"
{adj: countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable} too numerous to be counted
"incalculable riches"
"countless hours"
"an infinite number of reasons"
"innumerable difficulties"
"the multitudinous seas"
"myriad stars"
"untold thousands"
{adj: devious, circuitous, roundabout} deviating from a straight course
"a scenic but devious route"
"a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
{adj: earlyish} being somewhat early
"at an earlyish hour"
{adj: empty} holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass"
"an empty room"
"full of empty seats"
"empty hours"
<-> full
{adj: every} each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
"every third seat"
"every two hours"
{adj: filled} (of time) taken up
"well-filled hours"
{adj: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary} lasting for a markedly brief time
"a fleeting glance"
"fugitive hours"
"rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"
"a momentary glimpse"
{adj: flying} of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation)
"a flying time of three hours between cities"
"unidentified flying objects"
{adj: free} able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
"free enterprise"
"a free port"
"a free country"
"I have an hour free"
"free will"
"free of racism"
"feel free to stay as long as you wish"
"a free choice"
<-> unfree
{adj: geosynchronous} of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth)
{adj: grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting} not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
"grim determination"
"grim necessity"
"Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"
"relentless persecution"
"the stern demands of parenthood"
{adj: half-hourly} occurring every half hour
{adj: half} consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
"a half chicken"
"lasted a half hour"
{adj: horary} relating to the hours
"the horary cycle"
{adj: hourlong} lasting for an hour
"an hourlong examination"
{adj: hourly} occurring every hour or payable by the hour
"hourly chimes"
"hourly pay"
{adj: inopportune} not opportune
"arrived at a most inopportune hour"
"an inopportune visit"
<-> opportune
{adj: leisured} free from duties or responsibilities
"he writes in his leisure hours"
"life as it ought to be for the leisure classes"- J.J.Chapman
"even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men"- Ida Craven
{adj: lonely, lonesome} marked by dejection from being alone
"felt sad and lonely"
"the loneliest night of the week"
"lonesome when her husband is away"
"spent a lonesome hour in the bar"
{adj: long} primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
"a long life"
"a long boring speech"
"a long time"
"a long friendship"
"a long game"
"long ago"
"an hour long"
<-> short
{adj: melancholy, melancholic} characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
"growing more melancholy every hour"
"her melancholic smile"
"we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
{adj: meridian} of or happening at noon
"meridian hour"
{adj: normal} conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
"serve wine at normal room temperature"
"normal diplomatic relations"
"normal working hours"
"normal word order"
"normal curiosity"
"the normal course of events"
<-> abnormal
{adj: on-street} at the sides of streets
"on-street parking is prohibited at rush hour"
<-> off-street
{adj: orderly, systematic} not haphazard
"a series of orderly actions at regular hours"
{adj: outer} being on the outside or further from a center
"spent hours adorning the outer man"
"the outer suburbs"
<-> inner
{adj: peak} of a period of maximal use or demand or activity
"at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"
<-> off-peak
{adj: sacred} (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
"a fund sacred to charity"
"a morning hour sacred to study"
"a private office sacred to the President"
{adj: sexagesimal} of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths
"the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees"
{adj: spare, free} not taken up by scheduled activities
"a free hour between classes"
"spare time on my hands"
{adj: tied up} kept occupied or engaged
"she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"
"the phone was tied up for almost an hour"
{adj: unoccupied} not held or filled or in use
"an unoccupied telephone booth"
"unoccupied hours"
<-> occupied
{adj: waking, wakeful} marked by full consciousness or alertness
"worked every moment of my waking hours"
{adj: wee} very early
"the wee hours of the morning"
{adv: about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh} (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
"the job is (just) about done"
"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
"we're almost finished"
"the car all but ran her down"
"he nearly fainted"
"talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
"the recording is well-nigh perfect"
"virtually all the parties signed the contract"
"I was near exhausted by the run"
"most everyone agrees"
{adv: after hours} not during regular hours
"he often worked after hours"
{adv: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so} (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"
"in just about a minute"
"he's about 30 years old"
"I've had about all I can stand"
"we meet about once a month"
"some forty people came"
"weighs around a hundred pounds"
"roughly $3,000"
"holds 3 gallons, more or less"
"20 or so people were at the party"
{adv: around the clock, for 24 hours, round the clock} without stopping
"she worked around the clock"
{adv: at least, at the least} not less than
"at least two hours studying the manual"
"a tumor at least as big as an orange"
<-> at most, at the most
{adv: away} out of existence
"the music faded away"
"tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder
"idled the hours away"
"her fingernails were worn away"
{adv: back, backward} in or to or toward a past time
"set the clocks back an hour"
"never look back"
"lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
<-> ahead, forward
{adv: behind, slow} of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"
"my watch is running behind"
{adv: by, past} so as to pass a given point
"every hour a train goes past"
{adv: full-time} for the standard number of hours
"she works full-time"
<-> half-time
{adv: half-hourly} every thirty minutes, every half hour
{adv: half-time, part-time} for less than the standard number of hours
"he works part-time"
<-> full-time
{adv: hard} into a solid condition
"concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
{adv: hourly, by the hour} every hour
"daily, hourly, I grew stronger"
{adv: however} by contrast; on the other hand
"the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"
{adv: inconveniently} in an inconvenient manner
"he arrived at an inconveniently late hour"
<-> conveniently
{adv: nostalgically} in a nostalgic manner
"they spent an hour together, talking nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road"
{adv: only} as recently as
"I spoke to him only an hour ago"
{adv: per diem, by the day} one every day
"we'll save 100 man-hours per diem"
{adv: slam-bang} with heedless speed
"yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at 15 knots an hour"
{adv: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on} happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
"he apologized subsequently"
"he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"
"it didn't happen until afterward"
"two hours after that"
{adv: tacitly} in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement
"they are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day"
{n: 24/7} uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week
{n: Operation Desert Storm} the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)
{n: ampere-hour} a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs
{n: barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling} the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"
"the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
{n: bell, ship's bell} (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
{n: bite} (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
"after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
{n: blind} people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
"he spent hours reading to the blind"
{n: boiling point} being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over
"after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"
{n: breakfast time} the customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast
{n: canonical hour} (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer
{n: charge of quarters} an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours
{n: chokepoint} a point of congestion or blockage
"the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour"
{n: circus tent, big top, round top, top} a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
"he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"
"they had the big top up in less than an hour"
{n: clock face, clock dial} the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
{n: committee, commission} a special group delegated to consider some matter
"a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
{n: compilation, compiling} the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
"the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"
{n: compline, complin} last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
{n: compound number} a quantity expressed in two different units
"one hour and ten minutes"
{n: consideration} a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)
"consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"
{n: convenience store} a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers
{n: count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally} the act of counting
"the counting continued for several hours"
{n: credit, course credit} recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
{n: cuckoo clock} clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
{n: dark adaptation} the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
{n: day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day} time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
"two days later they left"
"they put on two performances every day"
"there are 30,000 passengers per day"
{n: daylight-saving time, daylight-savings time, daylight saving, daylight savings} time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
{n: day} the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
"my day began early this morning"
"it was a busy day on the stock exchange"
"she called it a day and went to bed"
{n: deathbed} the last few hours before death
{n: delayed allergy, type IV allergic reaction} an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact
{n: development, developing} processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
"the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
{n: dial} the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
{n: dinnertime, suppertime} the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal
{n: drumming} the act of playing drums
"he practiced his drumming several hours every day"
{n: early-morning hour} an hour early in the morning
{n: effortlessness} the quality of requiring little effort
"such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice"
<-> effortfulness
{n: eleventh hour, last minute} the latest possible moment
"money became available at the eleventh hour"
"at the last minute the government changed the rules"
{n: endurance riding} riding for long hours over long distances
{n: epsilon toxin, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin} a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria
{n: exanthema subitum, roseola infantum, roseola infantilis, pseudorubella} a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
{n: expression, verbal expression, verbalism} the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
"expressions of good will"
"he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"
"the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
{n: fatigue, weariness, tiredness} temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
"he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"
"growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"
"weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
{n: finding} something that is found
"the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"
"an area rich in archaeological findings"
{n: flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia, black-eyed Susan, Hibiscus trionum} annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
{n: fugue} a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
{n: game} a single play of a sport or other contest
"the game lasted two hours"
{n: geosynchronous orbit} a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours
{n: grade point} a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course
{n: half-hour, 30 minutes} a half of an hour
{n: happy hour} the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price
{n: horsepower-hour} a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour
{n: hour angle, HA} (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
{n: hour angle} the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
{n: hour circle} a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
{n: hour hand, little hand} the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours
{n: hour, hr, 60 minutes} a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
"the job will take more than an hour"
{n: hour, minute} distance measured by the time taken to cover it
"we live an hour from the airport"
"its just 10 minutes away"
{n: hour, time of day} clock time
"the hour is getting late"
{n: hours} a period of time assigned for work
"they work long hours"
{n: hours} an indefinite period of time
"they talked for hours"
{n: hour} a special and memorable period
"it was their finest hour"
{n: job, task, chore} a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
"estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"
"the job of repairing the engine took several hours"
"the endless task of classifying the samples"
"the farmer's morning chores"
{n: kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, kph, km/h} the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
{n: kilowatt hour, kW-hr, Board of Trade unit, B.T.U.} a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
{n: late-night hour} the latter part of night
{n: lie-abed, slugabed} a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
{n: light hour} the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilometers
{n: loading} the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
"the loading took 2 hours"
<-> unloading
{n: lunchtime, lunch period} the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch
"he observed a regular lunchtime"
{n: man hour, person hour} a time unit used in industry for measuring work
{n: matins, morning prayer} the first canonical hour; at daybreak
{n: mealtime} the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
{n: miles per hour, mph} a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
{n: miles per hour, mph} the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
{n: minute, min} a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
"he ran a 4 minute mile"
{n: moonlighter} a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)
{n: morning room} a sitting room used during the daylight hours
{n: morning-after pill} a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest
{n: nones} the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.
{n: none} a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
{n: none} a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
{n: one-half, half} one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
"half a loaf"
"half an hour"
"a century and one half"
{n: overtime} work done in addition to regular working hours
{n: parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed} concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
{n: play} a theatrical performance of a drama
"the play lasted two hours"
{n: plodder, slogger} someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
{n: pollen count} the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place
{n: prime time} the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
{n: prime} the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
{n: primping} careful or finicky grooming
"the primping alone took more than an hour"
{n: product} a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
"skill is the product of hours of practice"
"his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue"
{n: program, programme} a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
"the program lasted more than two hours"
{n: prolonged interrogation} a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
{n: quarter-hour, 15 minutes} a quarter of an hour
{n: quarter} a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
"it's a quarter til 4"
"a quarter after 4 o'clock"
{n: radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation} syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
"he was suffering from radiation"
{n: rate} a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
"they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"
"the rate of change was faster than expected"
{n: reference, source} a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
"he carried an armful of references back to his desk"
"he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"
{n: right ascension, RA, celestial longitude} (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere
"one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees"
{n: rigor mortis} muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and last for about 4 days
{n: roasting} cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
"the slow roasting took several hours"
{n: round of golf, round} the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
"a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
{n: run} the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
"the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
{n: rush hour} the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
{n: schedule feeding} feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours)
{n: semester hour, credit hour} a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester
{n: sext} the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
{n: sidereal hour} 1/24 of a sidereal day
{n: simmer} temperature just below the boiling point
"the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
{n: sinking} a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
"after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"
"he could not control the sinking of his legs"
{n: slot, one-armed bandit} a slot machine that is used for gambling
"they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
{n: small hours} the hours just after midnight
{n: solution} the successful action of solving a problem
"the solution took three hours"
{n: span} the complete duration of something
"the job was finished in the span of an hour"
{n: split shift} a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between
{n: start, head start} advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race)
"with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
{n: strain, mental strain, nervous strain} (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
"his responsibilities were a constant strain"
"the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
{n: sundial} timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
{n: sweep hand, sweep-second} a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
{n: terce, tierce} the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
{n: thaw, melt, thawing, melting} the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
"the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"
"the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
{n: time clock} clock used to record the hours that people work
{n: time sheet} a record of the hours worked by employees
{n: timekeeper} a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
{n: transient global amnesia} memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons; characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and intellectually active
{n: vespers, evensong} the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
{n: watch} a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
{n: watt-hour} a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour
{n: window} the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something
"the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"
"they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"
{n: workday, working day} the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
"they work an 8-hour day"
{n: workweek, week} hours or days of work in a calendar week
"they worked a 40-hour week"
{n: zero hour} the time set for the start of an action or operation
{v: abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away} become less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated"
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