| 释义 |
at an unearthly/ungodly hour at an unearthly hourVery early in the morning or very late at night. This phrase usually indicates the speaker's exasperation. Other determiners, such as "this" or "some," can be used in place of "an." Jenny is always calling me at an unearthly hour, usually for no reason. Only your sister would come to our house at an unearthly hour like this. Doesn't she realize that we were sleeping?See also: hour, unearthlyat an ungodly hourVery early in the morning or very late at night. This phrase usually indicates the speaker's exasperation. Other determiners, such as "this" or "some," can be used in place of "an." Jenny is always calling me at an ungodly hour, usually for no reason. Only your sister would come to our house at an ungodly hour like this. Doesn't she realize that we were sleeping?See also: hour, ungodlyat an unˌearthly/unˌgodly ˈhour (informal) very early or very late, especially when this is annoying: The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train. ♢ I heard him come home at some ungodly hour again last night.See also: hour, unearthly, ungodly |