night
n[C, U]
1 time of darkness between sunset and sunrise 夜; 夜里; 夜間; 夜晚; 晚上
in/during the night 在夜里
on Sunday night 在星期日晚上
on the night of Friday 13 June 在6月13日星期五夜晚
a late-night show at the cinema, ie one given much later than the other shows 深夜場電影
Night fell, ie It became dark. 天黑了.
He stayed three nights at the hotel, ie slept there for three nights. 他在旅館住了三夜.
Can you stay the night/stay over night (ie spend the night here)? 你能在這里過夜嗎?
2 evening on which a specified activity takes place 進行某項活動的夜晚
the first night of a play 戲劇的首演夜場
the last night of the Proms 逍遙音樂會的告別夜場.
3 (idm 習語) all night (long) throughout the whole night 整夜; 通宵; 徹夜. all right on the night => right1. at night when night comes; during the night 夜里; 夜間; 晚上
These animals only come out at night. 這些動物僅在夜間才出來.
10 o'clock at night, ie 10 pm 晚上10點鐘. by day/night => day
travelling by night 夜行. an early/a late `night night when one goes to bed earlier/later than usual 比平時睡得早[晚]的夜晚
You've been having too many latenights recently. 你近來晚睡的次數太多了. have a good/bad `night sleep well/badly during the night (夜里)睡得好[不好]. in the/at dead of night => dead. like a thief in the night => thief. the livelong day/night => livelong. make a `night of it spend much of the night in celebrating, eg at a party 痛快地玩一晚上(如參加聚會). ,night after `night for many nights in succession 一夜又一夜; 連著幾夜. ,night and `day/,day and `night continuously; all the time 夜以繼日; 日以繼夜
machines kept running night and day 日夜不停運轉著的機器. a night `out evening spent enjoying oneself away from home 出外玩樂的一個晚上
I enjoy an occasional night out at the theatre. 我偶爾晚上出去看看戲. ships that pass in the night => ship1. in the still of the night => still1 n. spend the night with sb => spend. things that go bump in the night => thing. turn ,night into `day do at night what is usually done during the day 以夜作晝; 晝夜顛倒. night, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Compare at night, by night, in the night, during the night, on a (...) night (...). 試比較at night、 by night、 in the night、 during the night、 on a (...) night (...)等詞組. At night is used of something habitually happening during the hours of darkness *at night用以表示慣於在夜間發生的事
Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night. 夜行動物, 如蝙蝠和貓頭鷹只在夜里才出來.
I don't like driving at night. 我不喜歡在夜間開車. By night can cover the meanings of at night. *by night包括at night的意思. It is used especially when the conditions or circumstances of an action are being emphasized 但by night尤用以強調某活動的條件或環境
The enemy attacked by night, ie under cover of darkness. 敵人趁夜襲擊(即有夜色作掩蔽). In the night usually refers to the night immediately past *in the night通常指剛剛過去的那個夜晚
I'm exhausted. The baby woke up three times in the night. 我累壞了. 孩子夜里醒了三次. During the night can also be used in this sense 這一含義也可用during the night來表示
Everything was quiet during the night. 昨夜萬籟俱寂. On is used when the night in question is further defined 對night有所限定時, 要用on
on a night in May 五...
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*[nait]n. 夜, 夜晚, 晚上, 黑暗, 夜晚的工作【法】 夜, 黑夜, 黑暗相關詞組: by night have a good night have a bad night make a night of it night after night night and day sb's night to howl under night at night tomorrow night in the night