He worked sixteen hours a day...是什么意思？

He worked sixteen hours a day...

他每天工作 16 个小时。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

worked

adj. 处理过的，作装饰用的；v. （使）工作( work的过去式和过去分词 )，（使）运作，运转，（使）产生效果；

例句
The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions.
在这些工厂里做工的妇女们开始抗议要求改善工作条件。

sixteen

n. 十六，十六个，十六岁，十六点钟，十六的记号；num. 十六，第十六；adj. 十六的，十六个的；

例句
At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg...
16岁时，他就有资格进入汉堡大学。

hours

n. 小时( hour的名词复数 )，固定时间，一小时的时间或行程，重要时刻；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

day

n. 一天，白天，时期，节日；adj. 日间的，逐日的；adv. 每天，经常在白天地；

例句
Avant-garde music to this day has not found general public acceptance.
先锋音乐时至今日都没有得到大众的广泛认可。