hour ["aʊə]
音标:/uə/
翻译为“小时”。
速记技巧:“ou”可以联想到“钟表”上的一格时间,再结合“oh”可以联想到“小时”。
“after hour”意为“加班后的小时”。
“hour”这个词的词源可以追溯到古英语“haer”,意为“小时”。它的变化形式包括复数形式“hours”,过去式“hoared”和过去分词“hoered”。
相关单词:
“daily hour”(每日小时):指一天中工作或学习的时间。
“hourly”(每小时的):表示频率,每小时一次或每小时做某事。
“hourglass”(沙漏):一种古老的计时器,也被称为“hour glass”,因为沙子流完需要一个小时,所以“hour”在这里表示时间的流逝。
“hourlong”(一小时的):表示时间长度,持续时间超过一小时。
“hourglass figure”(沙漏身材):形容身材苗条的女性。
“hour-and-a-half”(一个半小时):由“hour”和“and”以及“half”组成,表示时间长度,超过一小时但不到两小时的时间段。
“hour-by-hour”(逐小时的):表示对时间的详细分析或记录,逐小时的变化或进展。
“hourglass time”(沙漏时间):比喻时间紧迫,像沙漏里的沙子一样流逝。
“hourly basis”(按小时计算):表示按照时间单位进行计算或评估的方式,通常用于描述频率或进度。
以上这些单词都与“hour”这个词有关,体现了它在英语中的重要性和广泛的应用。
常用短语:
1. an hour after
2. two hours after
3. three hours after
4. an hour later
5. two hours later
6. three hours later
7. an hour past
例句:
1. I waited for an hour after he left before I gave up.
2. We had a meeting two hours after we finished work.
3. Three hours later, we finally reached our destination.
4. It"s been an hour since I last checked my emails.
5. An hour later, I realized I had left my keys at home.
6. Two hours past before she finally fell asleep.
7. Time flies! An hour has passed and I"m still waiting for my friend.
英文小作文:
Time flies when you"re having fun, but it"s always surprising how fast it goes by. I"m sitting here, waiting for my friend to arrive, and it"s been an hour already. I hope she"s not late again. I"m starting to get anxious about it. It"s such a waste of time, but what can I do? I guess I"ll just have to wait and see what happens.