| 单词 | happy hour |
| 释义 | > as lemmashappy hour happy hour n. (a) U.S. Navy a period of time during which entertainment of various types is provided for the crew on board a ship; (b) originally U.S. a period of time (originally an hour, now often longer), usually in the early evening, during which drinks are served in a bar or other licensed establishment at reduced prices. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [noun] > an appointed or fixed time, day, or date > for something spec. payday1529 settling day1806 cocktail hour1893 happy hour1914 airdate1950 Holy Hour1953 the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > a calculated space of time > closing or opening time in a pub pub time1941 happy hour1951 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking intoxicating liquor > drinking times bever1499 the sun is over the yardarm (also foreyard)1839 opening time1841 chucking-out time1909 permitted hours1919 stop-tap1938 happy hour1951 1914 Day Bk. (Chicago) 8 May The happy hour is really several hours set apart three nights a week for the entertainment of the crew... The entertainment consists of moving pictures, boxing bouts,..and dramatics from vaudeville to tragedy. 1951 Los Angeles Times 26 Nov. ii. 5/1 [Y]ou ought to see the stampede at a Valley tavern during its ‘Happy Hour’ from 5 to 6 p.m. when all drinks are 25 cents. 1952 All Hands Apr. 40 Ship's happy hour features real variety show with top-notch talent. 1966 W. Brinkley Ninety & Nine 25 The Navy has an institution which it calls the ‘happy hour’, a term for a recreational period such as movies, baseball, volleyball, or whatever other means of diversion may be available in the circumstances of the particular ship. 1967 Atlantic July 58/2 There have been other near tragedies which are, in retrospect, awfully good happy-hour bar stories. 1985 Times 12 Aug. 8 Most restaurants and bars have been forced to forget about ‘happy hour’ where drinks are cheaper. 2011 Time Out N.Y. 24 Mar. 14/2 You can..indulge in the anytime happy hour—just drop $20 to drink as many beers and bottom-shelf mixed drinks as you'd like for two full hours. < as lemmas |
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