| 单词 | night |
| 释义 | Word family noun night midnight nightie adjective nightly overnight adverb overnight nightly Related topics: Chronologynight /naɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable, uncountable] 1 when it is dark 天黑时TMC the dark part of each 24-hour period when the sun cannot be seen and when most people sleep 夜晚，夜间 OPP day It was a cold moonlit night. 那是个寒冷的月夜。 I didn’t sleep too well last night. 我昨晚睡得不太好。at night At night the temperature drops below zero. 夜间气温降至零下。in/during the night He woke up twice during the night. 他夜里醒了两次。by night Many animals hunt by night. 许多动物夜间出来猎食。(on) Friday night/that night etc There was a storm on Friday night. 星期五晚上有过一场暴风雨。2 evening 傍晚TMC the time during the evening until you go to bed 傍晚，黄昏；晚上 We had a really good meal last night. 昨晚我们吃了一顿非常美味的晚餐。 They stay in and watch television every night. 他们每天晚上待在家里看电视。 She recognised him from the night before (=the previous evening). 她前一天晚上就认出他了。 My parents are coming for dinner tomorrow night. 我父母明晚要过来吃晚饭。Friday/Saturday etc night 星期五/星期六等晚上 There’s a party at Ben’s place on Saturday night. 星期六晚上本的家里有个聚会。 We were on our way back from a night out (=an evening when you go to a party, restaurant, theatre etc) at the theatre. 我们在晚上看完戏回家的路上。 Anna doesn’t like him walking home late at night. 安娜不想让他深夜走路回家。quiz night/student night etc (=an evening when a particular event happens, especially at a bar, club etc) 问答比赛夜/学生夜等〔尤指在酒吧、俱乐部等举办的活动〕3 nights if you do something nights, you do it regularly or often at night 每晚；晚上经常 I work nights, so I’m usually asleep during the day. 我上夜班，因此我白天通常在睡觉。n4. → night!5. night night! spokenGOODBYE used to say goodbye to someone, especially a child, when they are going to bed 晚安！〔尤用于对小孩子说〕6 night and day/day and night ALL THE TIMEall the time 夜以继日地，日夜不停地 The store is guarded day and night. 这家商店日夜都有人看守。 We had to work night and day to get it finished. 为了完成那项任务，我们夜以继日地干。7 night or day/day or night at any time 随时 You can call me any time, night or day. 你随时可以给我打电话。8 night after night REGULARevery night for a long period 〔长期以来〕每晚，一夜又一夜地 He’s out drinking night after night. 他每天晚上都出去喝酒。9 first night/opening night APTAMFthe first performance of a play or show 首场演出，首映 → premiere We saw ‘Riverdance’ on its opening night. 我们看了《大河之舞》的首场演出。10 spend the night with somebody/spend the night together to sleep with someone and have sex with them 和某人过夜〔并发生性关系〕 And you thought we spent the night together? 那么你认为我们在一起过夜了？11 a good night’s sleep a night when you sleep well 一夜好觉 You’ll feel better after a good night’s sleep. 好好睡一晚，你会感觉好些的。12 (have a) late/early night EARLYto go to bed later or earlier than usual 〔比平常〕晚/早睡觉 I think I’ll have an early night. 我想我要早点睡觉。 → late-night13 last thing at night LATEat the end of the day, just before you go to bed 临睡之前 You should water plants either first thing in the morning or last thing at night. 你要么早上起来给花草浇水，要么临睡之前浇。 → nightly5 GRAMMAR 语法• Use at night when talking about what generally or regularly happens then. 要说夜间一般或经常发生什么的时候用at nightThe noise of the traffic keeps me awake at night.夜里车流的声音总是吵得我睡不着 。• Use in the night when talking about an event that happens at some time during the night. 要说夜里某个时间发生什么的时候用in the nightThere had been heavy rain in the night.夜里下过很大的雨 。• Use by night to say what a person or animal does at night. 要说某人或某动物在夜间做什么时用by nightWe travelled by night.我们夜间赶路 。• When you are mentioning a time before midnight, use at night. 指午夜前的某个时间用at nightten o’clock at night晚上10点• When you are mentioning a time after midnight, use in the morning. 指午夜后的某个时间用in the morningfour in the morning凌晨4点n GRAMMAR: Patterns with nighton ... night• You say that something happens on a particular night: The children stayed at their grandmother’s on Friday night.There will be a full moon on the night of October 21.They asked him where he was on the night of the fire.in the night• You use in the night when saying that something happens at some time during a particular night: The baby kept crying in the night. ✗Don’t say: The baby kept crying on the night.at night• You use at night when saying that something often happens during the night: The noise of the traffic keeps me awake at night.by night• You use by night when saying that a person or animal does something at night instead of during the day: Owls hunt by night.They travelled by night to avoid being seen by the police. COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + nightlast night 昨天晚上It rained last night. 昨晚下雨了。tomorrow night 明天晚上I should be back by tomorrow night. 我应该明天晚上之前回来。Friday/Saturday etc night 星期五/星期六等晚上I haven’t seen him since Thursday night. 星期四晚上以后我就没见过他了。an early night (=when you go to bed early) 早睡觉I’m really tired - I need an early night. 我实在累了——我要早点睡。a late night (=when you go to bed late) 晚睡觉We had a late night last night. 昨夜我们很晚才睡。a long night (=a night when you do not sleep or you work hard) 通宵没睡，通宵干活Everyone was tired and grumpy. It had been a long night. 大家都累了，脾气不好，因为一宿没睡觉。a sleepless night 不眠之夜She had spent a sleepless night wondering what to do. 她一夜无眠，思量如何是好。verbsspend a night somewhere (=sleep somewhere) 在某处睡一晚We spent two nights at the Grand Hotel. 我们在格兰德酒店住了两个晚上。stay the night (=sleep at someone’s house) 在某人家里过夜You’re welcome to stay the night if you like. 如果你愿意，欢迎你晚上住这里。have a bad night (=not sleep well, especially when you are ill) 〔尤因生病〕晚上没睡好I had a bad night last night. 我昨晚没睡好。night falls written (=it starts to become dark) 夜幕降临It grew colder as night fell. 夜幕降临，天更冷了。the night wears on (=continues) 夜越来越深nThe pain gradually got better as the night wore on.night + NOUNthe night sky 夜空We looked up at the stars in the night sky. 我们抬头仰望夜空中的星星。the night air 夜晚的空气The night air was scented with jasmine. 夜晚的空气中飘散着松木的清香。a night train/bus/flight 夜班火车/公交车/航班nI took the night train to Fort William.phrasesall night 整夜He looked as if he’d been up all night. 他看上去像是一宿没睡。all night long (=used to emphasize that something continues for the whole night) 整整一夜〔用于强调〕The noise continued all night long! 吵闹声持续了整整一夜。late at night 夜里很晚We often get to bed very late at night. 我们经常很晚才睡觉。at this time of night (=used when something happens very late at night, and you are surprised) 晚上这个时候〔表示吃惊〕Why are you calling me at this time of night? 你晚上这个时候打电话给我干吗？late/far into the night (=until very late at night) 直到很晚Staff worked late into the night to make necessary repairs. 员工干到很晚，进行必要的修理。in the middle of the night 在半夜里She woke up suddenly in the middle of the night. 她半夜里突然醒来。in/at the dead of night literary (=in the middle of the night when it is quiet) 在寂静的夜里He drove through the countryside in the dead of night. 在寂静的夜里，他驱车行驶在乡间。day and night/night and day (=all the time) 日夜The phones rang day and night. 电话日夜响个不停。morning, noon, and night (=all the time) 日日夜夜She nagged at him morning, noon, and night. 她没日没夜地跟他唠叨。 USAGE: At night or in the morning?• You use at night when talking about a time before midnight: 指午夜前的某个时间用at nightnWe didn’t get back till 11 o’clock at night.• You use in the morning when talking about a time after midnight: 指午夜后的某个时间用in the morningnWe had to get up at four in the morning.Examples from the Corpusnight• At night the ground is cold: -8C.• At night, too, it is almost silent.• a cold night• It was on the evening news a couple of nights ago.• One night, I was taken there.• Every other night he wet his bed, and he argued with Clarisa almost constantly.• Stay in a superior room with flowers and champagne on arrival at a supplement of £35 per person per night.• From that night on, we were more and more successful.• From that night their courtship had been her life.last night• A Home Office spokeswoman confirmed last night that Stansted would be used for all future mercy flights.• Newcastle held their annual general meeting last night behind closed doors.• Murdered last night - last night he had spent the evening alone.• The identity of the soldier was being kept secret last night.• He said it missed her head by inches, while they watched election coverage on television last night.• I was thinking about that last night.• At times last night, good-humoured revelry got out of hand.nnight!spokenGOODBYE used to say goodbye to someone when it is late in the evening or when they are going to bed 晚安！ SYN good night Night! See you tomorrow! 晚安！明天见！Examples from the Corpusnight!• Night! Thanks again for dinner.Origin night Old English nihtnight noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →USAGE1 →COLLOCATIONS1night!LDOCE OnlineChinese part each 24-hour the of the Corpus dark when period |
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