night noun ⇨night1 (I lay awake all night.)⇨night2 (Let's go out tomorrow night.)⇨the middle of the night⇨night1night1
noun
I lay awake all night.我一夜未眠。Let's go out tomorrow night.我们明天晚上出去吧。night ♦︎ midnight ♦︎ the early hours ♦︎ the middle of the night ♦︎ night-time ♦︎ the small hoursThese are all words for the time of darkness between one day and the next, or a part of this time.这些词均表示夜晚或夜间的某时段,如子夜、凌晨等。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the night / early hours / middle of the night / night-time / small hours◆at night / midnight / night-time◆until midnight / the early hours / the small hours◆(well) into the night / early hours / small hours◆the early hours / small hours of the morning■night [uncountable, countable] the time of darkness between one day and the next, usually when people sleep夜;夜晚◆They sleep by day and hunt by night.他们白天睡觉,夜晚捕猎。◆The accident happened on Friday night.事故发生在星期五夜里。◆Did you hear the storm last night?昨天夜里有暴风雨,你听见了吗?◆I lay awake all night.我一夜未眠。◆Where did you spend the night?你是在哪儿过夜的?◆You're welcome to stay the night here.欢迎你在这里留宿。◆What is he doing calling at this time of night?他干吗这么晚了还打电话来?◆The hotel costs €65 per person per night.住这家酒店,每人每天要65欧元。OPPday ⇨ day▸nights
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◆She works nights(= at night).她上夜班。■midnight [uncountable] 12 o'clock at night午夜;子夜◆The ship set sail shortly after midnight.船在午夜时分起航。◆She heard the clock strike midnight.她听见钟敲子夜12点。◆The law comes into effect on the stroke of midnight(= at midnight exactly) tomorrow.这条法律于明天午夜12点整生效。OPPmidday ⇨ day■the ˈearly hours
idiom
the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight午夜刚过的一段时间;凌晨时分◆The raid was carried out in the early hours of 25 May.突袭在5月25日凌晨展开。■the ˌmiddle of the ˈnight
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the time during the night when most people are asleep半夜;深夜◆He always calls me in the middle of the night.他总是在深更半夜给我打电话。■ˈnight-time [uncountable] the time when it is dark夜间;黑夜;夜晚◆It was night-time, but no one was asleep.夜深了,但无人入睡。◆A night-time curfew will be imposed throughout the country.全国将强制实行夜间宵禁。OPPdaytime ⇨ dayNOTE辨析 Night, the middle of the night or night-time?A night can either be seen as a completed whole, or as a period of time that is continuing; night-time is a period of time that is continuing, never a completed whole; the middle of the night is a point in time during the night. * night既可视作整夜,亦可视作夜间一段持续的时间。night-time指一段持续的时间,从来不指整夜;the middle of the night指夜间的一个时刻◆during the night / night-time夜间◆during the middle of the night◆I lay awake all night.我一夜未眠。Use the middle of the night to emphasize that it is an unusual time for things to happen. * the middle of the night用以强调事情发生在此刻很不寻常◆Go back to bed-it's the middle of the night!回到床上去-都半夜了!Night-time is used especially in compounds. * night-time尤用于构成复合词◆a night-time curfew / raid / visit夜间宵禁;夜袭;夜访◆night-time entertainment夜间娱乐■the ˈsmall hours
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(ratherinformal) the early hours午夜刚过的一段时间;凌晨时分◆We worked well into the small hours.我们一直工作到凌晨。NOTE辨析 The early hours or the small hours?The early hours is often used before of and a date or day and may be used in official reports or journalism. * the early hours常用在of和某一日期或一周的某日前,可用于官方报告或新闻报道中◆The robbery took place in the early hours of Monday morning.抢劫发生在星期一凌晨。The small hours is rather informal and is not used in these contexts. It is often used to talk about sth which started in the evening and continued after midnight. * the small hours很不正式,不用于上述语境,而常用于描述始于傍晚、持续到午夜后的事。night2
noun
I lay awake all night.我一夜未眠。Let's go out tomorrow night.我们明天晚上出去吧。night ♦︎ evening ♦︎ sunset ♦︎ dusk ♦︎ twilight ♦︎ nightfall ♦︎ sundownThese are all words for the time of day when it gets dark or after it has got dark.这些词均表示黄昏、傍晚、晚上。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆at night / sunset / dusk / twilight / nightfall / sundown◆in the evening / dusk / twilight◆after / before / by / until / till sunset / dusk / nightfall / sundown◆tomorrow / yesterday / Monday night / evening◆a beautiful night / evening / sunset◆night / evening / dusk falls■night [uncountable, countable] the part of the day from the end of the afternoon until the time you go to bed晚上,夜晚(天黑到就寝前的一段时间)◆She doesn't like to walk home late at night.她不喜欢深夜步行回家。◆My mother-in-law came for dinner last night.昨天晚上我岳母来吃晚饭了。◆I saw her in town the other night(= a few nights ago).前两天晚上我在城里见过她。OPPmorning ⇨ day■evening [uncountable, countable] the part of the day between the afternoon and the time you go to bed晚上;傍晚◆I'll come and see you this evening.我今天晚上过来看你。◆The evening performance begins at 7.30.晚上的演出7点30分开始。◆We spent the long winter evenings inside by the fire.我们在室内的炉火边度过冬季漫长的夜晚。OPPmorning ⇨ day▸evenings
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◆He works evenings(= in the evenings).他晚上工作。NOTE辨析 Night or evening?In some cases you can use either word.在有些情况下这两个词可以通用◆Let's go out on Saturday night / evening.咱们星期六晚上出去吧。Evening emphasizes the earlier hours, from about six o'clock onwards; night emphasizes the later part of the evening and can include the early hours of the next day. * evening强调晚上的早些时候,从大约6点钟起;night强调晚上的晚些时候,可包括第二天的凌晨◆We were up late last night-I didn't get to bed until two o'clock.我们昨晚熬夜了-我直到2点钟才睡。Night can also mean the whole time until it gets light the next morning; only use it to mean 'evening' if the meaning is clear. * night亦可指直到第二天早晨天亮时的完整一夜,只有意思明确时才用night表示evening之义◆I'm going to my sister's for the evening(= and coming back later in the evening).我晚上要去我妹妹那儿一趟。◆I'm going to my sister's for the night(= and not coming back until the morning).我要去我妹妹那儿过夜。■sunset ˈsʌnset [uncountable, countable] the time when the sun goes down and night begins; the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening日落;傍晚;晚霞◆After sunset the temperature drops.日落后气温下降了。◆We sat by the river and watched the sunset.我们坐在河边看晚霞。OPPsunrise ⇨ dawn■dusk [uncountable] the time of day when the light has almost gone, but it is not yet dark黄昏;日暮时分◆We arrived in town as dusk was falling.暮色降临时我们到了城里。◆She works from dawn to dusk and sometimes at night.她从早到晚地工作,有时还要开夜车。OPPdawn ⇨ dawn■twilight ˈtwaɪlaɪt [uncountable] the faint light or period of time at the end of the day just after the sun has gone down暮色;薄暮;黄昏◆It was hard to see him clearly in the thickening twilight.在越来越浓重的暮色中很难看清他。◆We went for a walk along the beach at twilight.黄昏时分我们沿着海滩散步。▸twilit ˈtwaɪlɪt
adjective
◆ (literary) She hurried out into the twilit street.她匆匆出来,走进暮色苍茫的街道。■nightfall ˈnaɪtfɔːl [uncountable] (formalorliterary) the time in the evening when it becomes dark黄昏;傍晚◆He wanted to be home before nightfall.他希望黄昏前到家。OPPdaybreak ⇨ dawn■sundown ˈsʌndaʊn [uncountable] (especially NAmE, especiallywritten) the time when the sun goes down and night begins日落时分◆The celebration begins at sundown.庆祝活动在日落时分开始。