hour 
小时 ☊ → 时间 ☊ → 时刻 ☊ → 
hour 
ชั่วโมง ☊ chuaaF mo:hngM 
heure ☊ 
giờ 
小时 
Stunde 
I need three hours to eat this chicken. ☊ 
☊ Dates and Time I need sixty minutes while they need one hour. ☊ Tôi cần sáu mươi phút trong khi họ cần một giờ. ☊ Dates and Time This flight will only last two hours. ☊ Chuyến bay này sẽ chỉ kéo dài 2 tiếng. ☊ Verbs 4 An hour has sixty minutes. Một tiếng có sáu mươi phút. * 010 like: hour → →
half an hour ago ☊ cách đây nửa tiếng đồng hồ ☊ night, hour of night ☊ giờ khuya ☊ half an hour later ☊ nửa tiếng sau ☊ half an hour later ☊ nửa tiếng đồng hồ sau ☊ half hour (thirty); half ☊ rưỡi ☊ an hour later ☊ tiếng đồng hồ sau đó ☊ 292
He sleeps seven (7) hours a night. ☊ Anh ấy ngủ bảy tiếng một đêm. ☊ 602
The plane departed on time and arrived in Mexico City four (4) hours later. ☊ Máy bay khởi hành đúng giờ và đến Thành phố Mexico sau đấy bốn tiếng. ☊ 851
(2) hours. ☊ Isabelle đang đọc báo. Cô ấy đã đọc được hai tiếng đồng hồ rồi. ☊ 859
We've been waiting for two (2) hours. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đợi được hai tiếng đồng hồ. ☊ 865
I had dinner an hour ago. ☊ Tôi đã ăn tối một tiếng trước. ☊ 877
When was the last time you ate? — Three hours ago. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu ăn là lúc nào? - Ba tiếng trước. ☊ 884
Nicholas arrived an hour ago. ☊ Nicholas đã đến cách đây một tiếng đồng hồ. ☊ 890
It's been raining for an hour. ☊ Trời đã mưa được một tiếng. ☊ 975
I had lunch an hour ago. ☊ Tôi ăn trưa cách đây một tiếng. ☊ 1252
Feliciana says she's feeling very tired. She's going to lie down for an hour. ☊ Feliciana nói cô ấy rất mệt. Cô ấy sẽ đi nằm một tiếng. ☊ 1280
I'll be at the movies an hour from now. ☊ Tôi sẽ xem lm trong vòng một tiếng từ bây giờ. ☊ 1412
You worked t(10) hours today. You must be tired. ☊ Hôm nay cậu làm mười tiếng. Cậu hẳn là mệt rồi. ☊ 1449
Why were you so late? — I had to wait half an hour for the bus. ☊ Sao cậu muộn như vậy? - Tôi phải đợi xe bus nửa tiếng. ☊ 1683
There's a train every hour. ☊ Cứ một tiếng lại có một chuyến tàu. ☊ 1715
There are twenty-four (24) hours in a day. ☊ Có hai mươi từ giờ trong một ngày. ☊ 1868
Diane works very hard. It's said that she works sixte(16) hours a day. ☊ Diane làm việc rất vất vả. Nghe nói cô ấy làm mười sáu tiếng một ngày. ☊ 2014
We were made to wait for two (2) hours. ☊ Chúng tôi đã bị bắt phải chờ hai tiếng. ☊ 2024
The president went on talking for hours. ☊ Tổng thống tiếp tục nói chuyện trong nhiều giờ. ☊ 2127
He spent hours trying to repair the clock. ☊ Anh ta mất nhiều giờ cố gắng sửa cái đồng hồ. ☊ 2265
Flora works eight (8) hours a day, six (6) days a week. ☊ Flora làm việc tám tiếng một ngày, sáu ngày một tuần. ☊ 2276
I was in class for ve (5) hours today. ☊ Hôm nay tôi ở lớp năm tiếng đồng hồ. ☊ 2335
A drive that takes two (2) hours is a two-hour drive. ☊ Một chuyến xe đi mất hai tiếng là một chuyến xe hai tiếng. ☊ 2468
There's a train to the city every hour. ☊ Có một chuyến tàu tới thành phố mỗi giờ. ☊ 2479
The shuttle that goes to the airport runs every half hour. ☊ Xe bus con thoi mà chạy đến sân bay chạy nửa tiếng một lần. ☊ 2638
She said she would be here an hour ago, and she still hasn't arrived. ☊ Một tiếng trước cô ấy nói cô ấy sẽ ở đây và giờ cô ấy vẫn chưa tới. ☊ 2748
We took o an hour ago, and now we're ying AT a speed OF nine hundred (900) kilometers per hour AT an altitude OF ten thousand (10,000) meters. ☊ Chúng tôi đã cất cánh một tiếng trước và chúng tôi đang bay với tốc độ chín kilometre một giờ và ở độ cao mười nghìn metre. ☊ 2749
The train was traveling AT a speed OF one hundred twenty (120) miles per hour when the driver lost control. > The train was traveling AT a speed OF two hundred (200) kilometers per hour when the driver lost control. ☊ Con tàu đang đi với tốc độ một trăm hai mươi dặm một giờ thì lái xe bị mất lái. ☊ 2765
It's a two-hour drive to the airport BY car, but it's only forty (40) minutes by high-speed rail. ☊ Lái xe đến sân bay bằng xe hơi mất hai tiếng nhưng đi bằng đường sắt cao tốc thì chỉ mất bốn mươi phút. ☊ 2939
an hour. ☊ Máy bay của chúng tôi bị trễ trên đường nhựa và chúng tôi đã không cất cánh được trong vòng một tiếng. ☊ 2968
My parents dropped me o at the airport two (2) hours before my ight was scheduled to take o . ☊ Bố mẹ tôi thả tôi ở sân bay hai tiếng trước giờ chuyến bay của tôi dự kiến cất cánh. ☊ The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour. ☊ actual ☊
After an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed). ☊ after ☊
She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again. ☊ again ☊
It only takes three hours by air (= in a plane). ☊ air ☊
You're allowed an hour to complete the test. ☊ allow ☊
allow sb/sth + adv./prep.: The prisoners are allowed out of their cells for two hours a day. ☊ allow ☊
It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. ☊ allow for sb/sth ☊
amuse yourself: I'm sure I'll be able to amuse myself for a few hours. ☊ amuse ☊
Playing with water can keep children amused for hours. ☊ keep sb amused ☊
'We talked for hours.' 'And what did you decide?' ☊ and ☊
The journey took approximately seven hours. ☊ approximately ☊
We waited an hour for our lunch to arrive. ☊ arrive ☊
The 'h' in honest is silent, as in 'hour'. ☊ as ☊
at an average speed of 100 miles per hour ☊ average ☊
40 hours is a fairly average working week for most people. ☊ average ☊
I left early to avoid the rush hour. ☊ avoid ☊
It takes me an hour to walk there and back. ☊ back ☊
She has been in her room for hours. ☊ be ☊
They're paid by the hour. ☊ by ☊
chat (to/with sb): My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends. ☊ chat ☊
Please check in at least an hour before departure. ☊ check in (at...) ☊
it is claimed that...: It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week. ☊ claim ☊
It was several hours before the road was cleared after the accident. ☊ clear ☊
He collapsed in the street and died two hours later. ☊ collapse ☊
The agreement came after several hours of negotiations. ☊ come ☊
I've only come for an hour. ☊ come ☊
It took two hours to bring the fire under control. ☊ bring/get/keep sth under control ☊
The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical. ☊ critical ☊
The hourly charge is currently £35. ☊ currently ☊
a seven-hour working day ☊ day ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay ☊ delay ☊
Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour. ☊ delay ☊
The delicate surgical operation took five hours. ☊ delicate ☊
deliver (to sb/sth): We promise to deliver within 48 hours. ☊ deliver ☊
Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure. ☊ departure ☊
I could only devote two hours a day to the work. ☊ devote sth to sth ☊
The children spend hours dressing and undressing their dolls. ☊ dress ☊
It's a three-hour drive to London. ☊ drive ☊
I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts. ☊ effort ☊
He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. ☊ entertain ☊
Our flight eventually left five hours late. ☊ eventually ☊
Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded. ☊ exclude ☊
an hour's class of exercising to music ☊ exercise ☊
Half an hour later Duncan was no farther in his quest. ☊ far ☊
feel like sth: The interview only took ten minutes, but it felt like hours. ☊ feel ☊
The performance finally started half an hour late. ☊ finally ☊
It was his finest hour (= most successful period) as manager of the England team. ☊ fine ☊
I need about an hour to finish off this report. ☊ finish sth off ☊
I won't be finished for another hour. ☊ finished ☊
It took two hours to put out the fire (= stop it burning). ☊ fire ☊
It was good to feel the firm ground underfoot after hours of trudging through flooded fields. ☊ firm ☊
The opening hours are as follows ... ☊ follow ☊
My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours. ☊ further ☊
He was given a new heart in a five-hour operation. ☊ give ☊
Half an hour went past while we were sitting there. ☊ go ☊
He's been gone an hour (= he left an hour a go). ☊ go ☊
I managed to grab a couple of hours' sleep on the plane. ☊ grab ☊
One and a half hours are allowed for the exam. ☊ half ☊
An hour and a half is allowed for the exam. ☊ half ☊
half an hour ☊ half ☊
We can handle up to 500 calls an hour at our new offices. ☊ handle ☊
They had put in hours of hard graft. ☊ hard ☊
bicycles for hire, £2 an hour ☊ hire ☊
It will take about an hour to get there. ☊ hour ☊
The interview lasted half an hour. ☊ hour ☊
It was a three-hour exam. ☊ hour ☊
I waited for an hour and then I left. ☊ hour ☊
He'll be back in an hour. ☊ hour ☊
We're paid by the hour. ☊ hour ☊
The minimum wage was set at £5.80 an hour. ☊ hour ☊
Top speed is 120 miles per hour. ☊ hour ☊
York was within an hour's drive. ☊ hour ☊
Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there). ☊ hour ☊
We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference). ☊ hour ☊
We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour). ☊ hour ☊
I use the Internet at work, during my lunch hour. ☊ hour ☊
Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day. ☊ hour ☊
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours. ☊ hour ☊
What are your office hours? ☊ hour ☊
a hospital's visiting hours ☊ hour ☊
Britain's licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted. ☊ hour ☊
This is the only place to get a drink after hours (= after the normal closing time for pubs). ☊ hour ☊
Clients can now contact us by email out of hours (= when the office is closed). ☊ hour ☊
It took hours getting there. ☊ hour ☊
I've been waiting for hours. ☊ hour ☊
'How long did it last?' 'Oh, hours and hours.' ☊ hour ☊
to return in a few minutes/hours/days/months. ☊ in ☊
I managed to work for two hours without interruption. ☊ interruption ☊
just (to do sth): I waited an hour just to see you. ☊ just ☊
keep sb/sth + adj.: She kept the children amused for hours. ☊ keep ☊
Each game lasts about an hour. ☊ last ☊
My flight was an hour late. ☊ late ☊
What are you doing up at this late hour? ☊ late ☊
licensing hours (= the times when alcohol can be sold at a pub, etc.) ☊ license ☊
It was an hour before the lights came on again. ☊ light ☊
Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints. ☊ list ☊
Nurses have to work long hours (= for more hours in the day than is usual). ☊ long ☊
I spend at least six hours a week marking. ☊ mark ☊
It was so boring—I mean, nothing happened for the first hour! ☊ I mean ☊
The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour. ☊ mile ☊
As an absolute minimum, you should spend two hours in the evening studying. ☊ minimum ☊
He died in the early hours of Sunday morning. ☊ morning ☊
He helped me in my hour of need. ☊ need ☊
We are open during normal office hours. ☊ normal ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself: a game that will occupy the kids for hours ☊ occupy ☊
The baby was only a few hours old. ☊ old ☊
We were without electricity for three hours but it's on again now. ☊ on ☊
The road will be opened again in a few hours after police have cleared it. ☊ open ☊
He underwent a three-hour heart operation. ☊ operation ☊
You may do as you wish outside working hours. ☊ outside ☊
The worst part was having to wait three hours in the rain. ☊ part ☊
There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour (= at 1.20, 2.20, etc.). ☊ past ☊
The plane took off an hour late. ☊ plane ☊
She spends every waking hour plotting her revenge. ☊ plot ☊
The soldiers had to stand for hours without changing position. ☊ position ☊
She does an hour's piano practice every day. ☊ practice ☊
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. ☊ quarter ☊
I spent a few hours quietly relaxing. ☊ quietly ☊
You will rarely, if ever, have to wait longer than an hour. ☊ rarely ☊
Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. ☊ rate ☊
release sb/sth from sth: Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage. ☊ release ☊
The treatment should be repeated every two to three hours. ☊ repeat ☊
rest sth: Rest your eyes every half an hour. ☊ rest ☊
Let me get this right (= understand correctly) —you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay? ☊ right ☊
It takes about five hours by road (= driving). ☊ road ☊
They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour. ☊ room ☊
I'll be round in an hour. ☊ round ☊
Buses to Oxford run every half-hour. ☊ run ☊
a two-hour sail across the bay ☊ sail ☊
save sb sth (on sth): If we go this way it will save us two hours on the trip. ☊ save ☊
say (that)...: The instructions say (that) we should leave it to set for four hours. ☊ say ☊
The tickets sold out within hours. ☊ sell out, be sold out ☊
The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions. ☊ session ☊
Leave the concrete to set for a few hours. ☊ set ☊
to work an eight-hour shift ☊ shift ☊
I should imagine it will take about three hours. ☊ should ☊
sit doing sth: We sat talking for hours. ☊ sit ☊
He slept solidly for ten hours. ☊ sleep ☊
She only sleeps for four hours a night. ☊ sleep ☊
Twelve hours later she was all smiles again. ☊ all smiles ☊
We stayed for an hour or so. ☊ ... or so ☊
So after shouting and screaming for an hour she walked out in tears. ☊ so ☊
They pay six pounds an hour. Something like that. ☊ something ☊
The day was split up into 6 one-hour sessions. ☊ split sth up ☊
Most people don't want to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= cooking). ☊ stove ☊
You were supposed to be here an hour ago! ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
take sth: The journey to the airport takes about half an hour. ☊ take ☊
take sth to do sth: It takes about half an hour to get to the airport. ☊ take ☊
The official seemed to take hours to examine my passport. ☊ take ☊
take sb sth (to do sth): It took her three hours to repair her bike. ☊ take ☊
The plane took off an hour late. ☊ take off ☊
We talked on the phone for over an hour. ☊ talk ☊
telephone sth: You can telephone your order 24 hours a day. ☊ telephone ☊
It never takes more than an hour. ☊ than ☊
You get paid by the hour. ☊ the ☊
threaten to do sth: The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. ☊ threaten ☊
The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout. ☊ throughout ☊
Do it now please—not in three hours' time (= three hours from now). ☊ time ☊
The journey time is two hours. ☊ time ☊
It took us under an hour. ☊ under ☊
We finally came to an understanding about what hours we would work. ☊ understanding ☊
It was not unknown for people to have to wait several hours (= it happened sometimes). ☊ unknown ☊
It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often). ☊ unusual ☊
As usual at that hour, the place was deserted. ☊ as usual ☊
The job enables me to vary the hours I work. ☊ vary ☊
The water (= the supply of water) was turned off for several hours each day during the drought. ☊ water ☊
a 35-hour week ☊ week ☊
She'll listen to music, alone in her room, for hours. ☊ will ☊
He would spend hours on the telephone. ☊ will ☊
With all the lesson preparation I have to do I work 12 hours a day. ☊ with ☊
long working hours ☊ working ☊
They won't arrive for at least two hours yet. ☊ yet ☊
heure ☊ a quelle heure sont-ils partis? ☊
horaire ☊ j’ai un horaire assez chargé ☊
demi-heure ☊ ça fait une demi-heure que je vous attends ☊