o'clock
gb/oʊklˈɑk/ us/oʊklˈɑk/
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英語
óra
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óra
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用法パターン：
[number] o'clock; at [number] o'clock
It’s three o’clock already.
Már három óra van.
Our meeting starts at nine o’clock.
A megbeszélésünk kilenc órakor kezdődik.
I usually wake up around seven o’clock.
学習者向け例文
It is five o’clock.
Öt óra van.
See you at eight o’clock.
Találkozunk nyolc órakor.
よくある間違い：
Don’t use it with minutes (not: *five thirty o'clock). Keep the apostrophe: o'clock.
意味
used to state the exact hour
コロケーション
one o'clock
|two o'clock
|three o'clock
|four o'clock
|five o'clock
|six o'clock
|seven o'clock
|eight o'clock
|nine o'clock
|at [number] o'clock
類義語
on the hour (Means exactly at an hour, often used more generally (e.g., trains leave on the hour).)
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sharp (Often added after the time (e.g., 'at six sharp') to stress punctuality.)
対義語
ish (Informal suffix meaning approximately, not exactly (e.g., 'six-ish').)
|
about (Means approximately rather than exactly.)
テーマ
time
|daily_life
|scheduling
定義
We use it after a number to say the time on the hour.
Used after a number to say what time it is when the minutes are zero (an exact hour).
文法
辞書形
o'clock
IPA
GB/oʊklˈɑk/
US/oʊklˈɑk/
音節・強勢
o'c - lock （2音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (lock)
活用形
Noun
- Base: o'clock
- Plural: o'clocks
関連語
Forms
o'clocks
noun
Core family
clock
noun A1
Related words
clockwise
adjective/adverb
Negative and opposite forms
counterclockwise
adjective/adverb
表現
[number] o'clock position
1/nˈʌmbɚ oʊklˈɑk pəzˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
direction like a clock face
a direction shown like numbers on a clock
例文
- Keep your elbow at the three o’clock position.
- Enemy aircraft at your twelve o’clock!
学習者向け例文
- The exit is at your nine o’clock.
at [time] o'clock sharp
1/ˈæt tˈaɪm oʊklˈɑk ʃˈɑɹp/
fixed phrase
exactly at that time
exactly at that time (not late)
例文
- Be here at eight o’clock sharp.
- The train leaves at six o’clock sharp, so don’t be late.
学習者向け例文
- Class starts at nine o’clock sharp.
five o'clock shadow
1/fˈaɪv oʊklˈɑk ʃˈædoʊ/
fixed phrase
stubble from missed shaving
a little beard growth that shows in the evening
例文
- By late afternoon, he had a five o'clock shadow.
- He shaved in the morning but still had a five o'clock shadow by dinner.
学習者向け例文
- He has a five o'clock shadow.
it’s five o’clock somewhere.
1/ˈɪts fˈaɪv oʊklˈɑk sˈʌmwˌɛɹ ‖/
idiom
informal
it’s acceptable to drink now
a joke meaning ‘it’s OK to drink now’
例文
- He poured a margarita and said, ‘It’s five o’clock somewhere.’
- ‘It’s a bit early,’ she laughed, ‘but hey—it’s five o’clock somewhere.’
the [number] o'clock news
1/ðə nˈʌmbɚ oʊklˈɑk njˈuz/
fixed phrase
news broadcast at that time
a news program shown at that time
例文
- Let’s watch the six o’clock news.
- The story led the ten o’clock news last night.
学習者向け例文
- I watch the six o’clock news.