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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hour·ly /ˈaʊəli $ ˈaʊrli/ adjective [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。hourly adverb The database is updated hourly. 数据库每小时更新一次。
Examples from the Corpus
hourlyEvery 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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hourly
hourly /ˈaʊəli $ ˈaʊrli/ adjective [only before noun]
1. happening or done every hour:
    hourly news broadcasts
    Buses run at hourly intervals.
2. hourly pay/earnings/fees etc the amount you earn or charge for every hour you work:
    They are paid an hourly rate.
—hourly adverb:
    The database is updated hourly.


hour·lyBrE /ˈaʊəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊərli/ 🔊 HELP Use an, not a, before hourly. * hourly 前不定冠词用 an,不用 a。 adjective [only before noun] done or happening every hour 每小时(一次)的an hourly bus service每小时一班的公共汽车Trains leave at hourly intervals. 火车每隔一小时发出一列。🔊🔊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 of $30 an hour每小时 30 美元的收费
hour·lyBrE /ˈaʊəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊərli/ 🔊 HELP Use an, not a, before hourly. * hourly 前不定冠词用 an,不用 a。 adverbevery hour 每小时(一次)地Reapply sunscreen hourly and after swimming. 每小时以及游泳后重新抹一次防晒霜。🔊🔊Dressings are changed four hourly (= every four hours) to help prevent infection. 每四小时更换一次敷料,以防感染。🔊🔊