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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. 這些動物只在夜晚出來。 - by night
They sleep by day and hunt by night. 他們白天睡覺,夜晚捕獵。 - in the night
Does your baby still wake in the night? 你的寶寶晚上還會醒嗎? She woke up in the middle of the night. 她半夜醒來。 The accident happened on Friday night. 事故發生在星期五夜裏。 - on the night of…
on the night of 10 January/January 10 在 1 月 10 日夜裏 Did you hear the storm last night? 昨天夜裏下大雨,你聽見了嗎? I lay awake all night. 我一夜沒睡着。 Where did you spend the night? 你是在哪裏過夜的? You're welcome to stay the night here. 歡迎你在這裏留宿。 What is he doing calling at this time of night? 他幹嗎這麽晚了還打電話? You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep. 你好好睡一夜就會覺得好些了。 She spent a sleepless night tossing and turning. 她輾轉反側度過了一個不眠之夜。 The trip was for ten nights. 這次旅行要住十個晚上。 - per night
The hotel costs €95 per person per night. 住這家酒店,每人每天要 65 歐元。 the night train/boat/flight 夜間列車/輪船/飛機班次 The night sky was clear and full of stars. 夜空晴朗,布滿星星。 Night fell (= it became dark). 夜幕降臨。
Homophones knight | nightknight night- knight noun
The story tells of a knight who leaves the castle to fight a dragon. 這個故事講述了一個騎士離開城堡去與一條龍戰鬥。
- night noun
At night you can see thousands of stars. 晚上你可以看到成千上萬顆星星。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1Ask your Mum if you can stay the night. 問問你媽媽你是否可以在這兒過夜。 I lie awake at night worrying. 我晚上躺着的時候擔心得無法入睡。 He spent a sleepless night worrying about money. 他爲錢發愁,度過了一個不眠之夜。 I woke in the night. 我夜裏醒了。 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,從此改變了他的一生。 Paris by night 夜巴黎 She kissed him good night. 她親吻他向他道晚安。 The night fell quickly. 天黑得很快。 They spent the night in Bristol. 他們在布裏斯托爾過夜了。 I'm taking the night train. 我要乘夜班火車。 Where were you on the night of 10 January? 1月10日晚上你在哪裏?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- tomorrow
- the next
- …
- have
- spend
- stay
- …
- come
- fall
- progress
- …
- air
- sky
- breeze
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- at night
- by night
- during the night
- …
- 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(夜裏就寝前的一段時間) Let's go out on Saturday night. 我們星期六晚上出去吧。 Bill's parents came for dinner last night. 昨天晚上,比爾的父母來吃晚飯了。 She doesn't like to walk home late at night. 她不喜歡深夜步行回家。 I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago). 前兩天晚上我在城裏見過她。 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. 他計劃在家靜靜地待一晚上。 Some nights he comes home late. 有些晚上他回家很晚。 There's late night shopping on Fridays. 星期五有深夜購物。
Extra Examplesa drunken night of partying 酩酊大醉的聚會之夜 He spent another lonely night in front of the television. 他又孤獨地在電視機前度過了一個晚上。 Every night it's the same—dinner, TV, bed. 每天晚上都一樣——晚餐、電視、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 (舉行盛事的)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 這部戲演出的最後一夜 We’ll be up late on election night. 選舉之夜我們會熬夜。 a karaoke night 卡拉 OK 之夜 an Irish/Scottish, etc. night (= with Irish/Scottish music, entertainment, etc.) 愛爾蘭人/蘇格蘭人等。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(或通宵達旦)跳舞
have a good/bad night
to sleep well/badly during the night 夜裏睡得很好/很糟
have a night on the tiles
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to stay out late enjoying yourself 深夜在外玩樂
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、活動等)到時候自會成功的;車到山前必有路
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: 進行一項特别的活動,讓您享受一整天/整個晚上的樂趣,而不僅僅是其中的一部分We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it. 我們去河邊吃了頓野餐,度過了愉快的一天。 They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club. 他們打算痛痛快快地玩一晚上,就去了俱樂部。
the morning after (the night before)
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the morning after an evening of drinking 整夜(或通宵達旦)跳舞 Drink plenty of water the morning after the night before, and learn from experience. 前一天晚上後的早上多喝水,從經驗中學習。
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) 從早到晚;一天到晚 She talks about him morning, noon and night. 她整天把他挂在嘴邊。 The work continues morning, noon and night. 這項工作從早到晚持續進行。 It's all she talks about, morning, noon and night. 她整天就是說這個。
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 萬籁俱寂的夜晚;夜闌人靜
things that go bump in the night
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used to refer to ghosts and other supernatural things that cannot be explained 夜裏奇異可怕的響聲;鬼魂;超自然現象 There are mysterious lights in the sky and things that go bump in the night. 天空中有神秘的光,晚上會有東西撞擊。