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| 1 | C/U the part of each 24-hour period when it is dark 夜；夜晚；夜间 |
| It was a lovely starlit night. 那是个迷人的星光灿烂的夜晚。 |
| all night long It rained all night long. 雨下了一整夜。 |
| at night 11 o’ clock at night 晚上11点 |
| by night Owls hunt by night. 猫头鹰在夜间猎食。 |
| | 1a | the time when most people are sleeping 深夜；夜里 | | I woke up in the middle of the night. 我半夜里醒了过来。 | | spend the night He spent the night in prison. 他在监狱里过了一夜。 | |
| | 1b | if someone works nights, or is on nights, they go to work at night 夜班 | | Phil is working nights this week. 菲尔这星期上夜班。 | |
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| 2 | U the time between the end of the afternoon and the time when people go to bed 晚间；晚上 |
| Most nights Jan helps the kids with their homework. 大多数晚上简都会指导孩子们做家庭作业。 |
| last/yesterday night Did you watch the football on TV last night? 你昨晚看电视上的足球赛了吗？ |
| last thing at night I usually drink tea last thing at night (=just before I go to bed) . 我睡前的最后一件事通常是喝茶。 |
| the other night (=a few nights ago) I went round to see her the other night. 几天前的一个晚上 |
| | 2a | C an evening when a particular event takes place （某一活动发生的）晚上 | | midsummer night 仲夏夜 | | The next quiz night is on Thursday 19 May. 下一次问答竞赛之夜在5月19日星期四。 | | We’ re looking forward to a night at the pub. 我们想找个晚上去泡吧。 | |
| | 2b | C a particular evening on which a play or concert is performed （戏剧或音乐会的）夜场 | | the opening night of Julius Caesar 《尤利乌斯·恺撒》的首夜演出 | | the last night of the proms 班级舞会的最后一个夜场 | |
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| 3 | spoken used for saying goodbye or good night when you leave someone at night 晚安 |
| Night, then! See you tomorrow! 那好，晚安！明天见！ |
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| 4 | singular literary a period of great sadness , failure etc 悲伤时期；挫败时期；黑暗时期 |
| the dark night of the soul 心灵的伤痛期 |
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| - | at this time of night spoken
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| used for showing your surprise that something is happening very late |
| 在夜里这个时候（用于表示惊讶） |
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| What are you doing here at this time of night? 都夜里这个时候了，你在这儿干什么？ |
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| - | bad night BRITISH informal
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| a night during which you do not get much rest |
| 休息得不好的夜晚 |
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| Sorry I’ m a bit irritable – I had a bad night. 抱歉，我有点儿烦躁，夜里没休息好。 |
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| - | call it a night
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| to stop doing a particular job or activity in the evening because you are tired or have been doing it for a long time |
| 今晚到此结束；收工 |
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| It’ s getting late, I’ m going to call it a night. 时间不早了，我打算今晚到此结束。 |
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| - | the dead of night mainly literary
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| the middle of the night when everyone is sleeping |
| 深夜；深更半夜 |
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| - | early/late night
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| an occasion when you go to bed earlier/later than usual |
| 早/晚睡 |
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| We’ ll both be better for an early night. 我们俩最好都早点睡。 |
| These late nights are no good for my health. 这些天睡得晚对我的健康没有好处。 |
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| - | make a night of it informal
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| to stay out late into the night having fun |
| 在外痛快地玩一晚上 |
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| - | night after night
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| every night for a long period of time |
| 一夜又一夜地；每夜 |
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| - | night and day
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| all the time |
| 日夜不停地；夜以继日 |
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| My mother needs constant attention, night and day. 我母亲需要日夜不停的照料。 |
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| - | night falls literary
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| when night falls, it becomes dark |
| 夜幕降临 |
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| - | night night spoken
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| used for saying goodnight, especially to a child before they go to bed |
| 晚安（尤用于对儿童道晚安时） |
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| - | night out
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| an evening when you go out to a cinema , theatre , party etc |
| 外出的一夜；在外玩乐的一夜 |
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| It’ s ages since we had a night out. 我们已经很久没有晚上出去玩了。 |
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| Words frequently used with night | | night 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | cold, cool, dark, frosty, moonlit, starlit, starry, stormy, | 1 | | | |
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