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单词 rush hour
释义
rush hour
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈrʌʃ ˌaʊər/us
/ˈrʌʃ ˌaʊr/
B2
thebusypartof thedaywhentownsandcitiesarecrowded, either in themorningwhenpeoplearetravellingtowork, or in theeveningwhenpeoplearetravellinghome:
（上下班）交通高峰时间，交通拥挤时间
rushhourtraffic交通高峰时段的车流
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: traffic jams
  • back
  • backsomeoneup
  • backed up
  • bottleneck
  • bumper
  • congested
  • congestion
  • gridlocked
  • high-traffic
  • jam
  • rasta roko
  • snarl-up
  • sock
  • socksomething/someonein (with sb)
  • tail back
  • tailback
  • traffic
  • traffic calming
  • traffic jam
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(Definition ofrush hourfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rush hour| American Dictionary

rush hour
noun[C]
us
/ˈrʌʃ ˌoʊr/
one of thebusypartsof theday, either whenpeoplearetravelingtoworkin themorningor when they aretravelinghomefromworkin theevening:
Takealternateroutesduring themorningrush hour.
(Definition ofrush hourfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

rush hour| Business English

rush hour
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
us
one of the verybusytimesof thedayonroads,trains, etc., in themorningwhenpeoplearetravellingtoworkand in theeveningwhenpeopleare goinghome:
in the/during rush hourIttakestwiceaslongtodrivetoworkduringrushhour.
Therushhourtrafficwasslow.
(Definition ofrush hourfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrush hour

rush hour
The transport system has sufficient capacity on average but intermittently experiencesrushhourcomplications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It was right around five-thirty, it wasrushhour, and the platform was really crowded - almost impossible to move.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For example, it is common sense that families with children in the 'rushhourof life' stand to benefit from a more relaxed view on the virtues of employment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Well, you can imagine what it gets like in therushhour.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is also the reason for the snail's pace at which traffic normally moves in therushhour.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In therushhour, it takes 40 minutes to do so and at other times it takes 25 minutes.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The tranquillity of the countryside would be further eroded and therushhourwould become longer.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But public transport is loaded to its full capacity already in therushhour.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
At every period throughout thatrushhourthere would still be a considerable number of people standing in those trains.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is he aware that all services on that line are to disappear, except for those in therushhour?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This will be at 7.37 am before therushhourand will be of very limited help.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A city that lost itsrushhourduring the early 1980s recession was a city in trouble.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Therushhourdemonstrates that daily, and evacuation information is not readily available to the public.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am not talking about therushhour; that can happen at any time of the day.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There does not seem to be anyrushhour, and there is huge unemployment, most of which seems to be in the public sector.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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