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small hours
small hourspl.n. The early hours after midnight.small hours pl n the small hours the early hours of the morning, after midnight and before dawn small′ hours′
n.pl. the hours immediately after midnight; the wee hours. [1830–40] small hours - Midnight or 1 a.m. to dawn, when the numbered hours are "small."See also related terms for midnight.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | small hours - the hours just after midnightnight, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outsidetime of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late" |
Translationssmall (smoːl) adjective1. little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great. She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby. 小的，不重要的 小的，不重要的 2. not doing something on a large scale. He's a small businessman. 小規模的 小规模的3. little; not much. You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself. 少的 少的4. (of the letters of the alphabet) not capital. The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g. (字母)小寫的 （字母）小写的 small ads advertisements in the personal columns of a newspaper. (報紙中的)個人專欄廣告 （报纸中的）个人专栏广告 small arms weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man. They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels. 小型武器，輕兵器 轻武器small change coins of small value. a pocketful of small change. 零錢 小面值硬币，零钱 small hours the hours immediately after midnight. He woke up in the small hours. 午夜以後 午夜以后，凌晨 ˈsmallpox noun a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars. 天花 天花small screen television, not the cinema. This play is intended for the small screen. 電視上的 电视上的ˈsmall-time adjective (of a thief etc) not working on a large scale. a small-time crook/thief. 三流的 三流的feel/look small to feel or look foolish or insignificant. He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small. 覺得無地自容，覺得渺小 觉得无地自容，觉得渺小 small hours
the small hours (of the night/morning)The very early hours after midnight. I was studying for the exam until the small hours of the morning, and now I can barely keep my eyes open! We all danced until the small hours of the night. I love the small hours, when few are awake and one can be alone with one's thoughts.See also: hour, night, smallsmall hoursAlso, wee hours. The hours following midnight, as in I stayed up working through the small hours, or The parents didn't come home until the wee hours. The adjectives small and wee both refer to the low numbers of those hours (one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.). [c. 1830] See also: hour, smallthe ˈsmall/ˈearly hours (also the wee (small) ˈhours) the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight: He died in the early hours of Saturday morning. ♢ We stayed up talking into the small hours.See also: early, hour, smallEncyclopediaSeeMorningsmall hours
Related to small hours: wee small hoursWords related to small hoursnoun the hours just after midnightRelated Words- night
- nighttime
- dark
- time of day
- hour
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