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[/deɪ; de/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] time between sunrise and sunset 白天; 日间:
He has been working all day. 他整天都在工作. *
When I woke up, it was already day. 我醒来时已是白天.
(b) [C] period of 24 hours 一天; 一昼夜:
There are seven days in a week. 一周有七天. *
I saw Tom three days ago. 我三天前见过汤姆. *
I shall see Mary in a few days' time, ie a few days from now. 我几天後就能见到玛丽. *
`What day of the week is it?' `It's Monday.' ｀今天星期几?＇｀今天星期一.＇ =>App 5 见附录5.
(C) [C] hours of the day when one works 一天工作的时间; 工作日:
I've done a good day's work. 我已做完足足一天的工作. *
Have you had a hard day at the office? 你今天在办公室是否忙得不可开交? *
Her working day is seven hours. 她一天工作七小时. *
The employees are demanding a six-hour day and a five-day week. 雇员要求每日工作六小时, 每周工作五天. 用法:
2 days [pl] specified time; period 某段时间; 时期; 时代:
in his younger days 在他的年轻时代 *
I was much happier in those days, ie at that time. 我在那时期快乐得多. *
in the days of Queen Victoria 在维多利亚女王时代 *
in days of old/in the old days, ie in former times 昔日. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) all in a day's `work part of the normal routine 每日常规的一部分; 日常工作:
Injecting animals is all in a day's work for a vet. 给动物注射是兽医的日常工作. at the end of the day => end1. break of day => break2. by day/night during daylight hours/after dark 白天; 日间[夜间; 天黑後]:
The fugitives travelled by night andrested by day. 逃亡者夜行而昼伏. call it a day => call2.carry/win the `day (infml) be successful against sb/sth 成功; 获胜:
Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day. 执政党尽管遭到强烈反对, 还是获胜了. clear as day => clear1. day after `day for many days; continuously 日复一日; 多日; 连续地:
Day after day she waited in vain for him to telephone her. 日复一日, 她徒劳地等待他的电话. the day after to`morrow 後天:
If today is Wednesday, the day after tomorrow will be Friday. 今天要是星期三, 後天就是星期五. the day before `yesterday 前天:
If today is Wednesday, the day before yesterday was Monday. 今天要是星期三, 前天就是星期一. day by `day as time goes by 一天一天地; 逐日:
Day by day she learnt more about her job. 她日益了解自己的工作了. day `in, day `out every day without exception 一天接一天地; 日复一日; 每天:
Day in, day out, no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles. 她不管天气如何, 每天总是不间断地步行十英里. a day of `reckoning (fml 文) time when wrongdoers will be punished 做坏事的人得到惩罚的日子:
You're enjoying yourself now, but a day of reckoning will come. 别看你现在逍遥, 将来会遭报应的. sb's/sth's days are `numbered sb/sth is soon going to die, fail, lose favour, etc 某人[某事物]即将死亡、 失败、 失宠等; 活不久; 寿命长不了:
He has a serious illness, and his days are numbered. 他患重病, 不久人世了. *
This factory is no longer profitable, so its days are numbered, ie it will soon close. 这家工厂赚不到钱了, 很快就要倒闭. early days => early. end one's days/life => end2. every dog has his/its day => dog1. fall on evil days => evil. from day to `day; from ,one day to the `next within a short period of time 在短时间内:
Things change from day to day. 事情一天一变. *
You don't know what his mood will be from one day to the next. 真说不上他的情绪今天怎样明天又怎样. the good/bad old days => old. happy as the day is long => happy. have had one's `day be no longer successful, prosperous, powerful, etc 不再顺利、 兴旺、 强大等:
He was a great singer once but now he's had his day. 他曾是个红歌星, 但现在风华已去. *
Colonialism has had its day, ie is over. 殖民主义已日薄西山. have seen/known better days => better1. high days and holidays => high1. if he's, she's, etc a `day (in speaking of sb's age) at least （论某人年龄）至少:
He's eighty if he's a day! 他至少八十岁了! in all one's born days => born. in `this day and age nowadays 现时代; 当今. in one's `day in one's lifetime; in a period of success, prosperity, power, etc 一生; 成功、 兴盛、 强大等的时期; 鼎盛时期:
In his day, he was a very influential politician. 他在走红时是非常有影响力的政治家. *
She was a great beauty in her day, ie when she was young. 她年轻时是个绝代美人. it's not sb's `day (infml) sb is especially unlucky 某人特别不幸运; 倒霉:
My car broke down, then I locked myself out:
it's just not my day! 我的汽车坏了, 又把自己锁在外边, 真倒霉透了! make sb's `day (infml) make sb very happy 使某人非常高兴:
If she wins, it'll make her day. 她要是赢了, 她就太高兴了. late in the day => late2. the livelong day/night => livelong. night and day => night. a ,nine days' `wonder person or thing that attracts attention for a short time but is soon forgotten 昙花一现的人或事物:
As a pop star she was a nine days' wonder:
she only made one successful record. 她是个昙花一现的歌星, 只录制过一张受欢迎的唱片. `one day at a particular time in the future 将来某一天; 有朝一日:
One day I'll get my revenge. 有朝一日我要报仇. one fine day => fine2. `one of these (fine) days soon 不久:
One of these days he'll realize what a fool he's been. 不久他就会明白他一直是多麽愚蠢. one of those `days an especially unpleasant or unlucky day 特别不愉快或不幸的日子:
I've had one of those days:
my train was late, and I lost my wallet. 这一天我真不幸:
火车晚点, 我又丢了钱包. the order of the day => rorder1. the other `day recently 最近:
I saw her (only) the other day. 我（就）在最近见过她. pass the time of day => pass2. peep of day => peep1. the present day => present1. a red-letter day => red1. Rome was not built in a day => build. salad days => salad. save, etc sth for a rainy day => rainy. `some day at some time in the future 他日; 将来有一天:
Some day I'll come back and marry her. 总有一天我要回来娶她. `that'll be the day (ironic 反语) that's very unlikely 不太可能:
`He says he'll do the washing-up.' `That'll be the day!' ｀他说他要洗碗.＇｀没那麽回事!＇ `these days nowadays 如今; 当今. ,this day `fortnight a fortnight from today 两星期後的今天. ,this day `week a week from today 一星期後的今天. `those were the days that was a happier, better, etc time 那是过去的幸福、 美好等的日子:
Do you remember when we first got married? Those were the days! 你还记得我们刚结婚那时吗? 那时多幸福! to the `day exactly 一天都不差; 正好:
It's three years to the day since we met. 我们整整三年没见面了. to this `day even now 至今:
To this day, I still don't know why she did it. 至今我仍不明白她为什麽干那件事. turn night into day => night. |