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bedtime

UK //ˈbedtaɪm//US //ˈbɛdˌtaɪm//

词源

复合词,源自中古英语 bed(床) + time(时间),14世纪后期开始使用。

noun

❶ 指通常上床睡觉的时间,常用于家庭日常安排或儿童作息管理,带有规律性的含义。

“My bedtime is at 10 PM every night.”

(我每天晚上10点是就寝时间。)

“The children protested when their mother announced an earlier bedtime.”

(当妈妈宣布提前就寝时间时,孩子们提出了抗议。)

同义词:lights-out, sleep time, curfew

常见短语

bedtime story — 指睡前给孩子读的故事,具有安抚情绪和培养阅读习惯的作用。

“Dad always makes up funny bedtime stories for the twins.”

(爸爸总是为双胞胎编搞笑的睡前故事。)

past one's bedtime — 形容超过平常就寝时间仍未睡觉的状态,多用于儿童或强调熬夜。

“The kids were still playing video games way past their bedtime.”

(孩子们早就过了睡觉时间还在打电子游戏。)