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day/dei/n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset 白昼 2a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. from midnight to midnight, corresponding to a complete revolution of the earth on its axis 一日(地球旋转一周,尤指从午夜到午夜的 24 小时) b a corresponding period on other planets 恒星日 Martian day 火星日 3 daylight 日光,阳光 clear as day 一清二楚 4 the time in a day during which work is normally done 工作日 an eight-hour day 8 小时工作日 5a (also 亦作 pl.) a period of the past or present (过去或现在的)日子 the modern day 现时; the old days 昔时 b (prec. by 前接 the) the present time 现今;当前 the issues of the day 当前的问题 6 the lifetime of a person or thing, esp. regarded as useful or productive 某人(或某物)一生(尤指年轻有为时期) have had my day 我已过巅峰全盛时期; in my day things were different 在我年轻的时候,情况就不同 7 a point of time 某一天 will do it one day 总有一天要做 8 the date of a particular festival or event 一个特殊节日(事件)的日期 graduation day 毕业日; pay day 发薪日; Christmas Day 圣诞节 9 a particular date; a date agreed on 特殊日;约定日 10 a day's endeavour, or the period of an endeavour, esp. as bringing success (尤指获得成功的)一天(或一段时间) win the day 获胜 □ all in a (or the) day's work part of normal routine 习以为常的;不足为奇的 □ at the end of the day esp. Brit. in the final reckoning, when all is said and done [尤英]最终;到头来;工作完成之时 □ call it a day end a period of activity, esp. resting content that enough has been done (尤指认为一天的工作量已够而)收工;结束当天的活动,到此为止 □ day after day without respite 日复一日 □ day and night all the time 日日夜夜 □ day by day gradually 天天 □ day in, day out routinely, constantly 不论昼夜,日复一日,不间断地 □ day of rest the sabbath 安息日 □ from day one from the beginning 从头开始 □ not one's day a day of successive misfortunes for a person 某人倒霉(或不走运)的一天 □ one of these days before very long 不久前;总有一天 □ one of those days a day when things go badly 倒霉的一天 □ that will be the day colloq. that will never happen [口]那样的事决不会发生 □ this day and age the present time or period 当今 □ dayless adj.[Old English dœg, from Germanic] |