.手。4 something that
is..likely .to cause anger or disagreement很可能惹人生气（士引起争执）的事物： 77iese ttew proposals are pfovi’ng. to
be hot stujf■这:些:新
的建议结果证明是有争议性的。
'hot-swap verb [VN] (-pp-)
{informal) to fit or replace a computer part
witli the power still connected 热交换，
热插拔（通电时插入或更换计算机部件）
,hot-'tempered adj. (especially BrE) tending
to become very angry easily易怒的；暴躁的
,hot 'tub noun a heated
bath/BATHTUB, often outside, that several people can sit.in together to relax 熱水浴池 (常置于室外，可供数人坐在里面休息）
,hot-'water
bottle noun a rubber container that is filled with
hot water and put in a bed to make it warm 热水袋
'hot-wire verb [VN] {informal)
to start the engine of a vehicle by using a piece of wire instead of a key 热线发 动，.短路点火不用钥匙而用电线短路方法发动汽车）
Hou-dini /hu:'di:ni/ noun a person or animal that is
very good at escaping善于脱逃的人（或动物…咖湖i From
Harry Houdini, a famous performer in the US who escaped from ropes, chains,
boxes, etc.源自美国著
名的脱身魔术演员哈里•霍迪尼（HarryHoudini >。 houmous = HUMMUS hound
/haund/ noun, verb
mnoun a dog that can
run fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting 猎犬；猎狗 _ see also Afghan
HOUND, BLOODHOUND, FOXHOUND, GREYHOUND, WOLFHOUND
mverb [VN] to keep following sb and not
leave them alone, especially in order to get sth from them or ask them
questions 追踪；追逐；纠缠 Hnharass： They were
hounded day and night by the press•，他们日夜
M 到新闻界的跟踪。Q339 ,hound sb
‘out (of sth) | 'hound sb from
sth [usually passive] to force sb to leave a job or a place, especially by
making their life difficult and unpleasant逼迫某人論职（或离开某地）
'hound dog noun [NAm£)
(especially in the southern US) a dog used in hunting (光指美国南部）猎犬
hounds-tooth /'haundztu:0/ noun [u] a type of
large pattern with pointed shapes, often in black and white, used especially 丨n doth for jackets
and suits 尤指布料
上的）犬牙织纹，犬牙花纹
hour (Ht /'aua(r)/ noun
Use an, not a, before hour. * hour
之前用 an,不 用 a。1 [C] hr, hr.) 60
minutes; one of the 24
parts that a day is
divided into /J、时：tt will take about
an hour to get there•到那里大约需要一小时。.◊
The interWeiWasted haZ/ an hour见持秦了半小时。◊
It was a three-hour exam.那是三小时的考试。◊
J waited /or an /lour and then J丨讲•我等了 一+小■，然后就走
了.。◊
be bacfc m an hour.他一小时运回来。◊
We’re paid by the hour.我们是论小时获得报酬的。◊
The mi’nfmum wage was set at £3.20 cm hour.最低工资定为
每小时 3.20 英镑。◊
Top speed is !20 mi〖es per hour. _： 为 120 矣里。.◊
Ybrfc was within cm hour’s drive. …开■本到约克不▲■超过一小时。.◊
‘天 10 点到 6 点;。：◊ MostpeopZe in-this Wnd o/job tend
to worfc Zong hours.很多从事k种王作的人往往工作时间很
长。◊ What are your ojgflce hours ?你的办公时间是几点
到点？ <> a
hospftars visiting hours医院的探视时间々
Britain^ licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open)
used to be very restricted、英国的酒吧营业时间从前
受到很严格的限制。◊
rhis is the on〖y place to get a drink
after hours (= after the normal closing time for pubs).这是酒吧正常关门时间之后唯一能喝一杯的地方。
I 993
0 Clients
can now contact us by email out of hours (=when the office
is closed).现在于办公:时间以外顾客
可以用电邮和我们联系。4 [sing.] a
particular point in time 桌个吩间：You
can't turn him away at this hour of the night.天这么晚了，你不能把他赶走。5 hours [pi.】a long
time 长时间：Jt
toofc hours getting there•花 了好长
时间才到达那里。◊
^ve been waiting /or hours.義 _ T —久T。. ◊奸nv Zong
dfd i’t last?’ ‘Oh, hours and hours.’ “持续了多夂? ”“噢，很久很久。” 6 [C，usually
sing.] the time when sth important happens 重要时刻：This was often
thought of as the country^ finest hour. —
为这i该国家最美好的一段时光。◊
She thought her Zast hour had come.她以为她生命的最后时刻到了。◊
Don’t desert me in my hour 〇/need.不要在莪—媸的时候离井
我。7.the hour [sing.]
the time when it is exactly 1 o’clock,
2 o’clock, etc•每点：There’s a bus
every hour <rn the hour.每小时整点着一班公共汽:牵◊抑e dock
struck the hour.押敲MS辱:了.’P:
8 hours [pi.] used when giving the time according to the
24-hour clock, usually in military or other official language (按 24 小 时制给出的时间，通常用于军事或其他官方语育•)'点钟： The
first missile was launched at 2300 hours (= at ll p.m.).首枚导弹是在23点（晚上11点^发射的。
Rldlil This is pronounced ‘23 hundred hours’.这要说 成 “ 23 hundred hours ”。IT»TO1
'all hours any time, especially a time which is not usual or
suitable 任何时
间（尤指非正常或不合适的时间）:HeS started staying
out riZZ aZZ hours (= until very late at night).他已经'弁始 在外菌待得很晚_。" ◊ S/ie 邱Xatazi
hours 〇少the day and night.她以为她可以木分昼夜随
时给我打电话。keep …’hours if you keep
regular, strange, etc. hours, the times at which you do things (especially
getting up or going to bed) are regular, strange, etc.做事（尤指作息）时间有规律（或怪异等）
the 'small/'early hours (also the wee small 'hours ScotE, NAmE also the wee 'hours) the
period of time very early in the morning, soon aher midnight 午夜刚 过病一段时间；凌晨时分：We
worked weH into the smah hours.私们一直工痄到7午夜之后。◊
The/ighting began fn t/ie earty hours 〇/Saturday morning•战斗在星期六凌 晨打响了。一 more at eleven,
evil, kill v., unearthly,
UNGODLY
hourglass
/'auagla:s; NAmE 'auarglaes/ noun a glass container
holding sand that takes exactly an hour to pass through a small opening between
the top and bottom sections沙漏（玻璃容器，上部的沙子经一小孔
漏到下部，全部漏完正好一小时）一 compare egg timer 'hour hand noun the
small hand on a clock or watch that points to the hour (钟表的.:）时针一picture c> CLOCK
hourly /'aueli; NAmE 'auarli/ adj., adv. iiiaiJ Use an, not a,
before liouriy. * hourly 之前用 an,不用 a。 a adj. [only before noun] 1 done or
happening every hour 每小时（一次）的：an
houriy bus service每小时一班的
、公兵S车◊
Trains Zeave at hourZy intervals. 乂车每鉍一. 小时—出 4列 〇 2 an hourly wage,
fee, rate, etc. is the amount that you earn every hour
or pay for a service every hour (工资、酬金、费用等）按钟点计算的，论小
时的：an hourly rate 〇/.$30 an hour
每小时 30 元的收
费率
every hour 每小时（.一次）地：Reapply
sunscreen