hourly

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hour·ly /ˈaʊəli $ ˈaʊrli/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 REGULARhappening or done every hour 每一小时的；每小时一次的

hourly news broadcasts

每小时一次的新闻广播

Buses run at hourly intervals.

每小时有一班公共汽车开出。

2 hourly pay/earnings/fees etc BECCOSTthe amount you earn or charge for every hour you work 小时工资/收入/费用等

They are paid an hourly rate.

他们按小时获取报酬。

Examples from the Corpus

hourly pay/earnings/fees etc• Average hourly earnings advanced a scant 1 cent in January, reaching $ 12. 06.• Within the Paid Employment Arena 3.2 Differential hourly earnings are the most obvious indicator of the patriarchal dividend.• Mississippi has the lowest income per capita of any state, as well as the lowest hourly earnings for production workers.• Mr Bennett, even at his hourly fees still an officer of the court, should be ashamed of himself.• It did, however, charge hourly fees that could add up quickly for heavy users.

—hourly adverbadv

The database is updated hourly.

数据库每小时更新一次。

Examples from the Corpus

hourly• Every day, and sometimes hourly, another batch of papers reaches the manager demanding his attention.• Caffeine enemas are given four hourly, as well as castor oil - orally or by enema - to aid detoxification.• A toll-free number for Internet access may be offered as well for an hourly charge.• To ensure complete objectivity there are a growing number of IFAs who do not take commission but who charge an hourly fee.• The shuttle offers hourly flights linking New York and Washington.• Four years later, it converted to hourly news headlines that it produced itself.• The client must be told the hourly rate charged and the extent of the mark-up for skill, care and attention.• He announced the results of a survey of 400 vets working in 600 slaughterhouses which found the average hourly rate was £25.70.• An hourly service from 10.00 will operate and there will be accommodation for non-Santa passengers.

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BNC: 14332 COCA: 11930

hourly

All the time and always: always, necessarily, ever...