the small hours

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分

   the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight

   ln the small hours, Brazil is waiting for Ayrton Senna to win his first world title in Formula One.

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• In the early hours of this morning, a young woman was brutally beaten to death...Oliver Twist1948
• ln the small hours, Brazil is waiting for Ayrton Senna to win his first world title in Formula One.Senna2010
• Well, he stitched and he slaved and he slaved and he stitched Until finally one night in the wee hours of morning Otto arose from his workbench triumphant, yes!Beaches1988
• And she doesn'’t make me weep in the small hours, wondering where she is.Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves2023
• Cattle mutilations. Small town, couple hours out.The Unholy2021

在完整场景里学

• 莫负当年情1988
  • 木栈道上两个女孩初遇：blow a gasket（大发脾气）
  • 试镜落选后大发脾气：pack it in（收摊）
  • 两地书信互相打气：falling apart（分崩离析）

同一词条的短语

• all hours
• keep… hours
• at the eleventh hour
• the evil hour
• kill time
• at an unearthly hour
• at an ungodly hour