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night

UK //naɪt//US //naɪt//

词源

源自古英语'niht',源自原始日耳曼语'*nakhts',与德语'Nacht'、荷兰语'nacht'同源,最终源自原始印欧语'*nókʷts'。

noun

❶ 指从日落到日出之间的时间段,通常与黑暗、休息或睡眠相关。

“The stars shine brightly at night.”

(夜晚星星闪闪发光。)

“I usually go to bed early at night.”

(我通常晚上很早就上床睡觉。)

❶ 比喻黑暗、困难或悲伤的时期,常用于文学表达中。

“He went through a dark night of the soul after the loss.”

(失去后他经历了一段灵魂的黑暗时期。)

“The country faced its longest night during the war.”

(战争期间这个国家经历了最黑暗的时期。)

同义词:evening, darkness, nighttime, midnight, dusk

adjective

❶ 与夜晚相关的,或在夜晚发生的。

“She works the night shift at the hospital.”

(她在医院上夜班。)

“We took a night train to Paris.”

(我们乘夜班火车去巴黎。)

同义词:nocturnal, nightly, evening

常见短语

good night — 晚上告别或睡前使用的礼貌用语,表示晚安或祝对方睡得好。

“She kissed her children and said 'good night'.”

(她亲吻孩子们并道了声'晚安'。)

night and day — 形容两种事物截然不同或持续不断,也可表示全天候。

“The twins are like night and day in personality.”

(这对双胞胎的性格截然不同。)

at night — 在夜晚期间,指特定行为发生在晚上。

“Owls hunt at night.”

(猫头鹰在夜间捕猎。)