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单词 hour
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hour

noun

ˈau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce hour (audio)
1
: a time or office for daily liturgical devotion
especially : canonical hour
2
: the 24th part of a day : 60 minutes
3
a
: the time of day reckoned in two 12-hour periods
b
hours plural : the time reckoned in one 24-hour period from midnight to midnight using a 4-digit number of which the first two digits indicate the hour and the last two digits indicate the minute
in the military 4:30 p.m. is called 1630 hours
4
a
: a customary or particular time
lunch hour
in our hour of need
also : moment sense 1b
hero of the hour
b
hours plural : time of going to bed
keeps late hours
also : time of working
banker's hours
5
: an angular unit of right ascension equal to 15 degrees measured along the celestial equator
6
: the work done or distance traveled at normal rate in an hour
the city was two hours away
7
a
: a class session
b
: credit hour, semester hour
Phrases
after hours
: after the regular quitting or closing time

Example Sentences

She wasn't supposed to eat for six hours before the operation. You'll be paid by the hour for this job. The job pays ten dollars an hour. She exercises for a full hour every day. She was half an hour late. They arrived a few hours later. The project required long hours of work. The mood changed from hour to hour. These animals are most active in the hour just before sunrise. You can call me at any hour of the day or night. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The act outlined a gradual process to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021 and then in 2023, ensure future increases coincide with the broader changes in the economy. Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 MPS food service assistant positions start at about $15 an hour. Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 For reference, California’s current minimum wage is $15 an hour and is scheduled to increase by 50 cents next year. Suhauna Hussainstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Connecticut’s annual adjustments to the minimum wage, which will rise again to $15 an hour next June, have improved equity, O’Brien said. Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 California’s current minimum wage is $15 an hour, and is set to increase by 50 cents on Jan. 1. Christine Mai-duc And Heather Haddon, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 Founded in 1987, MOM’s Organic Market operates stores across the mid-Atlantic region, including 10 in Maryland, and the company said every employee makes at least $15 an hour. Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022 Child care workers in Michigan start anywhere between $11 and $15 an hour, and rarely receive benefits through their employer. Luca Powell And Derek Kravitz, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 The pay increases, which took effect August 1, hiked hourly rates for nonunion workers hired before May 2 to either $15 an hour or by 3%, whichever was highest. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French ure, eure, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin hora canonical hour, from Latin, hour of the day, from Greek hōra — more at year

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

hour

noun

ˈau̇r How to pronounce hour (audio)
1
: one of the 24 divisions of a day : 60 minutes
2
: the time of day
The hour is now half past five.
3
: a fixed or particular time
school hours
He helped in our hour of need.
4
: the distance that can be traveled in an hour
She lives three hours from here.
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