1 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 在整个夜间;在夜里的某一时刻 If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. 在整个夜间;在夜里的某一时刻
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The weather remained calm overnight.
整晚都悄然无风。
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The decision was reached overnight.
决定是在夜里作出的。
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Overnight a man died after being shot and wounded yesterday.
昨天一名男子遭枪击受伤,于夜间死亡。
Overnight is also an adjective.
2 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 突然;一下子;一夜之间 You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly. 突然;一下子;一夜之间
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The rules are not going to change overnight.
这些规定不会说变就变。
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He's realistic enough to know he's not going to succeed overnight.
他很现实,知道自己的成功不会一蹴而就。
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Almost overnight, she had aged ten years and become fat.
她几乎一夜之间老了10岁,人也胖了。
Overnight is also an adjective.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 只供一两晚使用的 Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights. 只供一两晚使用的
4 VERB 过夜 If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there. 过夜
Overnight is also a noun.
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