morning
n[C, U]
1
(a) early part of the day between dawn and noon or before the midday meal 上午; 早晨; 早上
They left for Spain early this morning. 他們今天早晨去西班牙了.
The taxi came at 8 o'clock the next morning. 計程車第二天早上8點鐘來到.
The discussion group meets in the mornings. 參加討論的人都在上午開會.
(on) one fine summer morning (在)夏天的一個早晨
They stayed till Monday morning. 他們住到星期一上午.
I'll see him tomorrow morning. 我明天上午見他.
He swims every morning. 他每天早晨游泳.
on the morning of the wedding 在舉行婚禮的那天早晨
I've been painting the room all morning. 我一上午都在粉刷房間.
She works hard from morning to night. 她從早到晚辛勤工作.
[attrib 作定語]
an early morning run 清晨的跑步
the fresh morning air 早晨清新的空氣
read the morning papers 讀晨報
Morning coffee is now being served. 現在供應早晨的咖啡.
(b) period from midnight to noon 半夜至正午的時間
He died in the early hours of Sunday morning. 他於星期日凌晨逝世.
2 (idm 習語) good `morning (used as a polite greeting or reply to a greeting when people first see each other in the morning and sometimes also when people leave in the morning 用作上午初次見面時的相互問候語, 有時亦用作上午分別時的告別語)
Good morning, Rosalind/Miss Dixon. 羅莎琳德[狄克遜小姐]你好. (In informal use the greeting Good morning is often shortened to just Morning 口語中Good morning常略作Morning). in the `morning
(a) during the morning of the next day 第二天上午
I'll ring her up in the morning. 我明天上午給她打電話.
(b) between midnight and noon, not in the afternoon or evening 半夜至中午前的時間
The accident must have happened at about 11 o'clock in the morning. 事故必是發生在上午11時左右. the morning `after (the night be`fore) (infml 口) the effects of drinking too much alcohol the previous evening; hangover 宿醉. morning, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Usually the preposition in is used with morning/afternoon/evening, on their own and in combination with other time expressions 介詞in通常與morning/afternoon/evening等詞連用, 也與含這些詞的時間詞組連用
in the morning/afternoon/evening 在上午[下午/晚上]
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon 下午三點
on the 4th of September in the morning 在9月4日上午. In is also used with the adjectives early and late *in也與形容詞early和late連用
in the early/late morning 清晨[近午時分]. With other adjectives and in certain other expressions on is used 與其他形容詞及某些詞組連用時需用on
on a cool morning in spring 春天的一個涼爽的早晨
on Monday afternoon 在星期一下午
on the previous/following evening 在頭天[第二天]晚上
on the morning of the 4th of September 在9月4日的上午. Nopreposition is used in combination with tomorrow/this/yesterday afternoon 在tomorrow/this/yesterday afternoon這種形式的詞組之前不用任何介詞
We arrived yesterday afternoon. 我們昨天下午到的.
They'll leave this evening. 他們今天晚上離開.
I'll start work again tomorrow morning. 我明天早晨重新開始工作. See also usage note at time1. 另見time1用法說明.
?? 考研助記
摸領(諧音): 早晨起來摸一摸一衣領 早晨山(m)上或許(or)很寧(ning)靜
?? 擴展釋義
*['m?:ni?]n. 早晨, 早上, 初期相關詞組: yesterday morning tomorrow morning from morning till night of a morning this morning from morning to night