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the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep 夜;夜晚 - at night
These animals only come out at night. 这些动物只在夜晚出来。 - by night
They sleep by day and hunt by night. 他们白天睡觉,夜晚捕猎。 - in the night
Does your baby still wake in the night? 你的宝宝晚上还会醒吗? She woke up in the middle of the night. 她半夜醒来。 The accident happened on Friday night. 事故发生在星期五夜里。 - on the night of…
on the night of 10 January/January 10 在 1 月 10 日夜里 Did you hear the storm last night? 昨天夜里下大雨,你听见了吗? I lay awake all night. 我一夜没睡着。 Where did you spend the night? 你是在哪里过夜的? 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? You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep. 你好好睡一夜就会觉得好些了。 She spent a sleepless night tossing and turning. 她辗转反侧度过了一个不眠之夜。 The trip was for ten nights. 这次旅行要住十个晚上。 - per night
The hotel costs €95 per person per night. 住这家酒店,每人每天要 65 欧元。 the night train/boat/flight 夜间列车/轮船/飞机班次 The night sky was clear and full of stars. 夜空晴朗,布满星星。 Night fell (= it became dark). 夜幕降临。
Homophones knight | nightknight night- knight noun
The story tells of a knight who leaves the castle to fight a dragon. 这个故事讲述了一个骑士离开城堡去与一条龙战斗。
- night noun
At night you can see thousands of stars. 晚上你可以看到成千上万颗星星。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1Ask your Mum if you can stay the night. 问问你妈妈你是否可以在这儿过夜。 I lie awake at night worrying. 我晚上躺着的时候担心得无法入睡。 He spent a sleepless night worrying about money. 他为钱发愁,度过了一个不眠之夜。 I woke in the night. 我夜里醒了。 One fateful night he was involved in an accident that changed his life forever. 一天晚上,他不幸遭遇事故,从此改变了他的一生。 Paris by night 夜巴黎 She kissed him good night. 她亲吻他向他道晚安。 The night fell quickly. 天黑得很快。 They spent the night in Bristol. 他们在布里斯托尔过夜了。 I'm taking the night train. 我要乘夜班火车。 Where were you on the night of 10 January? 1月10日晚上你在哪里?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- tomorrow
- the next
- …
- have
- spend
- stay
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- come
- fall
- progress
- …
- air
- sky
- breeze
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- at night
- by night
- during the night
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- all night long
- at this time of night
- day and night
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- at night
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the evening until you go to bed 晚上,夜晚(夜里就寝前的一段时间) Let's go out on Saturday night. 我们星期六晚上出去吧。 Bill's parents came for dinner last night. 昨天晚上,比尔的父母来吃晚饭了。 She doesn't like to walk home late at night. 她不喜欢深夜步行回家。 I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago). 前两天晚上我在城里见过她。 I'm working late tomorrow night. 明晚我要工作到很晚。 He had plans to spend a quiet night at home. 他计划在家静静地待一晚上。 Some nights he comes home late. 有些晚上他回家很晚。 There's late night shopping on Fridays. 星期五有深夜购物。
Extra Examplesa drunken night of partying 酩酊大醉的聚会之夜 He spent another lonely night in front of the television. 他又孤独地在电视机前度过了一个晚上。 Every night it's the same—dinner, TV, bed. 每天晚上都一样——晚餐、电视、床。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- tomorrow
- Friday
- …
- school
- at night
- by night
- on Friday, etc. night
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an evening when a special event happens (举行盛事的)夜晚;…之夜 the first/opening night (= of a play, film, etc.) 首映/首演之夜 the last night of the play's run 这部戏演出的最后一夜 We’ll be up late on election night. 选举之夜我们会熬夜。 a karaoke night 卡拉 OK 之夜 an Irish/Scottish, etc. night (= with Irish/Scottish music, entertainment, etc.) 爱尔兰人/苏格兰人等。夜晚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- opening
- last
- …
- make a night of it
- a night out
Word OriginOld English neaht, niht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nacht and German Nacht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nox and Greek nux.
Idioms
dance the night away
to dance for the whole evening or night 整夜(或通宵达旦)跳舞
have a good/bad night
to sleep well/badly during the night 夜里睡得很好/很糟
have a night on the tiles
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to stay out late enjoying yourself 深夜在外玩乐
in the dead of night
(British English also at dead of night)
it’ll be all right on the night
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used to say that a performance, an event, etc. will be successful even if the preparations for it have not gone well Topics Successc2(演出、活动等)到时候自会成功的;车到山前必有路
make a day/night of it
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to make a particular activity that you enjoy last for a whole day/evening instead of only part of it 晚上: 进行一项特别的活动,让您享受一整天/整个晚上的乐趣,而不仅仅是其中的一部分We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it. 我们去河边吃了顿野餐,度过了愉快的一天。 They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club. 他们打算痛痛快快地玩一晚上,就去了俱乐部。
the morning after (the night before)
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the morning after an evening of drinking 整夜(或通宵达旦)跳舞 Drink plenty of water the morning after the night before, and learn from experience. 前一天晚上后的早上多喝水,从经验中学习。
morning, noon and night
at all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that something happens very often or that it happens continuously) 从早到晚;一天到晚 She talks about him morning, noon and night. 她整天把他挂在嘴边。 The work continues morning, noon and night. 这项工作从早到晚持续进行。 It's all she talks about, morning, noon and night. 她整天就是说这个。
night and day
(also day and night)
night night
a night out
spend the night with somebody
the still of the night
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the time during the night when it is quiet and calm 万籁俱寂的夜晚;夜阑人静
things that go bump in the night
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used to refer to ghosts and other supernatural things that cannot be explained 夜里奇异可怕的响声;鬼魂;超自然现象 There are mysterious lights in the sky and things that go bump in the night. 天空中有神秘的光,晚上会有东西撞击。