| 释义 |
[/naɪt; naɪt/] n [C, U] 用法:
1 time of darkness between sunset and sunrise 夜; 夜里; 夜间; 夜晚; 晚上:
in/during the night 在夜里 *
on Sunday night 在星期日晚上 *
on the night of Friday 13 June 在6月13日星期五夜晚 *
a late-night show at the cinema, ie one given much later than the other shows 深夜场电影 *
Night fell, ie It became dark. 天黑了. *
He stayed three nights at the hotel, ie slept there for three nights. 他在旅馆住了三夜. *
Can you stay the night/stay over night (ie spend the night here)? 你能在这里过夜吗? 用法:
2 evening on which a specified activity takes place 进行某项活动的夜晚:
the first night of a play 戏剧的首演夜场 *
the last night of the Proms 逍遥音乐会的告别夜场. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) all night (long) throughout the whole night 整夜; 通宵; 彻夜. all right on the night => right1. at night when night comes; during the night 夜里; 夜间; 晚上:
These animals only come out at night. 这些动物仅在夜间才出来. *
10 o'clock at night, ie 10 pm 晚上10点钟. by day/night => day:
travelling by night 夜行. an early/a late `night night when one goes to bed earlier/later than usual 比平时睡得早[晚]的夜晚:
You've been having too many latenights recently. 你近来晚睡的次数太多了. have a good/bad `night sleep well/badly during the night （夜里）睡得好[不好]. in the/at dead of night => dead. like a thief in the night => thief. the livelong day/night => livelong. make a `night of it spend much of the night in celebrating, eg at a party 痛快地玩一晚上（如参加聚会）. ,night after `night for many nights in succession 一夜又一夜; 连著几夜. ,night and `day/,day and `night continuously; all the time 夜以继日; 日以继夜:
machines kept running night and day 日夜不停运转著的机器. a night `out evening spent enjoying oneself away from home 出外玩乐的一个晚上:
I enjoy an occasional night out at the theatre. 我偶尔晚上出去看看戏. ships that pass in the night => ship1. in the still of the night => still1 n. spend the night with sb => spend. things that go bump in the night => thing. turn ,night into `day do at night what is usually done during the day 以夜作昼; 昼夜颠倒. night 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
Compare at night, by night, in the night, during the night, on a (...) night (...). 试比较at night、 by night、 in the night、 during the night、 on a (...) night (...)等词组. At night is used of something habitually happening during the hours of darkness *at night用以表示惯於在夜间发生的事:
Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night. 夜行动物, 如蝙蝠和猫头鹰只在夜里才出来. *
I don't like driving at night. 我不喜欢在夜间开车. By night can cover the meanings of at night. *by night包括at night的意思. It is used especially when the conditions or circumstances of an action are being emphasized 但by night尤用以强调某活动的条件或环境:
The enemy attacked by night, ie under cover of darkness. 敌人趁夜袭击（即有夜色作掩蔽）. In the night usually refers to the night immediately past *in the night通常指刚刚过去的那个夜晚:
I'm exhausted. The baby woke up three times in the night. 我累坏了. 孩子夜里醒了三次. During the night can also be used in this sense 这一含义也可用during the night来表示:
Everything was quiet during the night. 昨夜万籁俱寂. On is used when the night in question is further defined 对night有所限定时, 要用on:
on a night in May 五月的一 个夜晚 *
on a cold winter's night 严冬的一个夜晚. For further information on prepositions of time, see the note on usage at time1. 欲进一步了解时间介词, 参看time1 所附用法. |