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源自中古英语 'noneday',由 'noon'(正午)和 'day'(白天)组合而成,字面意思是'正午时分'。
❶ 指正午时分,太阳位于天空最高点的时刻,常用来形容阳光强烈或天气炎热的场景。
“The noonday sun was so intense that we had to seek shade.”
(正午的阳光太强烈,我们不得不找阴凉处躲避。)
“She took a nap during the noonday heat.”
(她在正午最热的时候小睡了一会儿。)
noonday sun — 指正午时分的太阳,常用来形容阳光最强烈、温度最高的时刻。
“The noonday sun made the desert unbearably hot.”
(正午的太阳让沙漠变得酷热难耐。)
noonday meal — 指在正午时分吃的午餐,通常是一天中的主餐之一。
“We gathered for the noonday meal after working in the fields all morning.”
(我们整个上午都在田里干活,中午聚在一起吃午餐。)