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clock-hour

/klok-ouuhr, -ou-er/US // ˈklɒkˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər //

钟点时间,钟点,时钟时间,时钟小时

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a full 60-minute period, as of class instruction or therapeutic consultation.Compare hour.

Examples

  • France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.

  • So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.

  • An hour later, he scored a second flight to Johannesburg for $380.

  • He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance.

  • The child almost died from the delay of an hour in seeking help.

  • The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.

  • The clock struck ten, and clerks poured in faster than ever, each one in a greater perspiration than his predecessor.

  • The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.

  • Words are often everywhere as the minute-hands of the soul, more important than even the hour-hands of action.

  • After an hour, however, he reached this decision: He would not go to or call up Mrs. Merley.