midnight

noun

/ˈmɪdnaɪt/

[uncountable]Idioms

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12 o’clock at night午夜；子夜
- She heard the clock strike midnight.她听见钟敲子夜 12 点。
- at midnight They had to leave at midnight.他们不得不半夜离开。
- At/on the stroke of midnight fireworks lit up the sky.午夜钟声敲响时，烟火照亮了天空。
- We have to catch the midnight train.我们得乘半夜 12 点的火车。
- Let’s have a midnight feast tonight (= a secret meal that children like to have in the middle of the night).今晚让我们吃一顿午夜大餐。
- They whiled away the midnight hours playing cards.他们打牌消磨午夜时光。
Extra Examples
- Downstairs in the hall, midnight struck.楼下大厅里响起了午夜的钟声。
- It was approaching midnight when I finally reached home.临近午夜的时候，我终于到了家。
- The law comes into effect on the stroke of midnight tomorrow.这条法律于明天午夜12点整生效。
- The ship set sail shortly after midnight.船在午夜时分起航。
- Let's go to a midnight movie.我们去看午夜电影吧。
- Voting closes at midnight.投票在午夜结束。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + midnight
- chime
- strike
midnight + verb
- strike
- approach
- come
- …
midnight + noun
- feast
- snack
- black
- …
preposition
- approaching midnight
- around midnight
- near midnight
- …
phrases
- at the stroke of midnight
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(especially North American English)
(also midnight blue British and North American English)
a very dark blue colour深蓝色

Word OriginOld English midniht (see mid-, night).

Idioms

burn the midnight oil

to study or work until late at night挑灯夜战；熬夜

do a (moonlight/midnight) flit

(British English, informal) to leave a place suddenly and secretly, especially at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to somebody（通常为了躲债）夜间偷偷逃走