night

英 [naɪt]

美 [naɪt]

n.  夜; 夜晚; 晚上，夜晚(夜里就寝前的一段时间); (举行盛事的)夜晚; …之夜

复数：nights　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.216 / COCA.209

习惯用语

n.

have an early/a late night
• 比平时睡得早 / 晚
  to go to bed earlier or later than usual
• I've had a lot of late nights recently.
  最近我常常睡得很晚。
have a good/bad night
• 夜里睡得很好 / 很糟
  to sleep well/badly during the night
have a night on the tiles
• 深夜在外玩乐
  to stay out late enjoying yourself
night and dayday and night
• 日日夜夜；夜以继日；连续不断
  all the time; continuously
• The machines are kept running night and day.
  这些机器夜以继日地运转着。
night night
• （儿童用语或对儿童使用的语言）晚安
  used by children or to children, to mean ‘Good night’
• ‘Night night, sleep tight!’
  “宝宝睡觉觉，睡个好觉觉！”
a night out
• 在外玩乐的夜晚
  an evening that you spend enjoying yourself away from home
• They enjoy a night out occasionally.
  他们偶尔出去玩上一个晚上。
it'll be all right on the night
• （演出、活动等）到时候自会成功的；车到山前必有路
  used to say that a performance, an event, etc. will be successful even if the preparations for it have not gone well
dance the night away
• 整夜（或通宵达旦）跳舞
  to dance for the whole evening or night
in the dead of night
• 深夜；在夜晚万籁俱寂时
  in the quietest part of the night
• I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
  深夜我悄悄地从床上爬起来，蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。
morning, noon and night
• 从早到晚；一天到晚
  at all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that sth happens very often or that it happens continuously)
• She talks about him morning, noon and night.
  她整天把他挂在嘴边。
• The work continues morning, noon and night.
  这项工作从早到晚持续进行。
spend the night with sbspend the night with sbthe still of the night
• 万籁俱寂的夜晚；夜阑人静
  the time during the night when it is quiet and calm
things that go bump in the night
• 夜里奇异可怕的响声；鬼魂；超自然现象
  used to refer to ghosts and other supernatural things that cannot be explained

牛津词典

noun

• 夜；夜晚
  the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep
  1. These animals only come out at night .
     这些动物只在夜晚出来。
  2. They sleep by day and hunt by night .
     他们白天睡觉，夜晚捕猎。
  3. The accident happened on Friday night.
     事故发生在星期五夜里。
  4. on the night of 10 January/January 10
     在1月10日晚上
  5. Did you hear the storm last night ?
     昨天夜里下大雨，你听见了吗？
  6. I lay awake all night .
     我一夜没睡着。
  7. Where did you spend the night ?
     你是在哪里过夜的？
  8. You're welcome to stay the night here.
     欢迎你在这里留宿。
  9. What is he doing calling at this time of night ?
     他干吗这么晚了还打电话？
  10. You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep .
      你好好睡一夜就会觉得好些了。
  11. The trip was for ten nights.
      这次旅行要住十个晚上。
  12. The hotel costs €65 per person per night .
      住这家酒店，每人每天要65欧元。
  13. the night train/boat/flight
      夜间列车 / 轮船 / 飞机班次
  14. Night fell (= it became dark) .
      夜幕降临。
• 晚上，夜晚（夜里就寝前的一段时间）
  the evening until you go to bed
  1. Let's go out on Saturday night .
     我们星期六晚上出去吧。
  2. Bill's parents came for dinner last night .
     昨天晚上，比尔的父母来吃晚饭了。
  3. She doesn't like to walk home late at night .
     她不喜欢深夜步行回家。
  4. I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago) .
     前两天晚上我在城里见过她。
  5. I'm working late tomorrow night .
     明晚我要工作到很晚。
• （举行盛事的）夜晚；…之夜
  an evening when a special event happens
  1. the first/opening night (= of a play, film/movie, etc.)
     首映 / 首演之夜
  2. a karaoke night
     卡拉OK之夜
  3. an Irish/ a Scottish, etc. night (= with Irish/Scottish music, entertainment, etc.)
     一场爱尔兰、苏格兰等歌舞晚会

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 夜间;夜晚
  Thenightis the part of each day when the sun has set and it is dark outside, especially the time when people are sleeping.
  1. He didn't sleep a wink all night...
     他一夜没合眼。
  2. The fighting began in the late afternoon and continued all night...
     战斗在傍晚时分打响，持续了一夜。
  3. Our reporter spent the night crossing the border from Austria into Slovenia...
     我们的记者用了一夜时间，穿过奥地利边境进入斯洛文尼亚。
  4. Finally night fell.
     夜幕终于降临了。
• N-COUNT 晚间，晚上(尤指睡觉前放松的时间)
  Thenightis the period of time between the end of the afternoon and the time that you go to bed, especially the time when you relax before going to bed.
  1. So whose party was it last night?...
     那么，昨晚的聚会是谁办的？
  2. Demiris took Catherine to dinner the following night.
     第二天晚上，德米里斯请凯瑟琳共进晚餐。
• N-COUNT (演出等的)夜场，夜间活动，…之夜
  A particularnightis a particular evening when a special event takes place, such as a show or a play.
  1. The first night crowd packed the building.
     第一个夜场演出爆满。
  2. ...election night.
     选举之夜
• PHRASE 晚间;晚上
  If it is a particular timeat night, it is during the time when it is dark and is before midnight.
  1. It's eleven o'clock at night in Moscow...
     现在是莫斯科晚间11点。
  2. He works obsessively from 7.15 am to 9 or 10 at night.
     他工作极为投入，会从早上七点一刻一直干到晚上九十点。
• PHRASE 在晚间;在夜里
  If something happensat night, it happens regularly during the evening or night.
  1. He was going to college at night, in order to become an accountant...
     为了成为会计师，他上夜校学习。
  2. The veranda was equipped with heavy wooden rain doors that were kept closed at night.
     阳台装有厚重的木制防雨门，夜里是关着的。
• PHRASE 昼夜不断;夜以继日
  If something happensday and nightornight and day, it happens all the time without stopping.
  1. Dozens of doctors and nurses have been working day and night for weeks...
     很多医生和护士已经夜以继日地工作数周了。
  2. He was at my door night and day, demanding my attention.
     他日日夜夜呆在我门口，想引起我的注意。
• PHRASE 睡得早/睡得晚
  If you havean early night, you go to bed early. If you havea late night, you go to bed late.
  1. I've had a hell of a day, and all I want is an early night...
     这一天糟透了，我就想早点上床睡觉。
  2. In spite of the travelling and the late night, she did not feel tired.
     尽管旅途劳顿，而且睡得很晚，她并没觉得累。
• morning, noon and night→ see:morning

英英释义

noun

• darkness
  1. it vanished into the night
• the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
  1. three nights later he collapsed
• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
  Synonym:nighttimedark
• the time between sunset and midnight
  1. he watched television every night
• the period spent sleeping
  1. I had a restless night
• a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
• a shortening of nightfall
  1. they worked from morning to night

双语例句

• I went out last night, but not for very long. I was bored to death.
  昨晚我出去了，但没有呆很久。我感觉无聊透了。
• The wine flowed and we danced the night away
  我们喝了很多酒，跳了一个晚上的舞。
• The veranda was equipped with heavy wooden rain doors that were kept closed at night.
  阳台装有厚重的木制防雨门，夜里是关着的。
• Last night they stayed at home and watched TV
  昨晚他们呆在了家里看电视。
• Let me tell you what I saw last night
  我来告诉你我昨晚见到了什么。
• He didn't sleep a wink all night
  他一夜没合眼。
• Our reporter spent the night crossing the border from Austria into Slovenia
  我们的记者用了一夜时间，穿过奥地利边境进入斯洛文尼亚。
• Demiris took Catherine to dinner the following night.
  第二天晚上，德米里斯请凯瑟琳共进晚餐。
• I've had a hell of a day, and all I want is an early night
  这一天糟透了，我就想早点上床睡觉。
• The first night crowd packed the building.
  第一个夜场演出爆满。