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| 1 | C one of the periods of time that a week is divided into , equal to 24 hours （24小时的）一天，一日 |
| We’ re going away for five days. 我们要离开5天。 |
| The animals are kept inside for 14 hours a day. 这些动物每天在里面关14小时。 |
| 24 hours a day (=during the whole of the day and night) The shop is open 24 hours a day. 全天24小时 |
| | 1a | C/U the period of time when it is light outside 白天 | | There was not enough of the day left to finish the game. 白天剩下的时间不够完成比赛。 | | during the day The restaurant is only open during the day. 那家餐馆只在白天营业。 | | by day (=during the day) By day he is a banker, but by night he sings in a club. 在白天 | |
| | 1b | C the period of time when you are awake and doing things 工作日；日常活动日 | | every day You should try to go for a walk every day. 你每天应该尽量散散步。 | | all day (long) What do you do at home all day? 你整天在家干什么？ | | a bad/hard/long day (=a difficult or unpleasant day) She came home exhausted after a hard day at the office. 糟糕/艰难/漫长的一天 | | a day off (=a day when you do not work) I’ ve got a day off next week. 不工作的一天；休息日 | | a day out (=a day when you go out somewhere for fun or enjoyment) All children enjoy a day out at the fair. 出门游玩的一天 | |
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| 2 | singular a time in the past or future （过去或将来的）一天 |
| We look forward to the day when nuclear weapons will no longer exist. 我们期盼着核武器不复存在的那一天。 |
| the day will/may/might come (when) The day may come when our air becomes too polluted to breathe. 我们的空气被污染得不能呼吸的那一天或许会到来。 |
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| 3 | days plural a period of time when you are doing a particular thing or when something is happening or is successful （做某事或某事发生、成功的）日子，时代 |
| I think my days as a footballer are coming to an end. 我认为我作为职业足球运动员的生涯即将结束。 |
| That was back in the days of the horse and cart. 那是过去的马车时代。 |
| the early days of sth She became famous in the early days of television. 她成名于电视出现的早期。 |
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| - | all in a day’ s work spoken
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| used for saying that you are willing to do something or are able to deal with it because it is part of your normal job or activities |
| 习以为常；不足为奇 |
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| - | any day now spoken
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| very soon |
| 很快；不久 |
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| - | (as) clear/plain as day informal
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| very easy to understand , see , or hear |
| 非常容易理解的；一目了然的；很容易听清的 |
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| - | back in the days AMERICAN spoken
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| used for referring to a time in the past , especially a time when someone was young |
| 过去的时候；（尤指）过去年轻的时候 |
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| - | be on days
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| to be working during the day instead of at night |
| 上白天班 |
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| - | a/the big day
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| a very important day , especially the day arranged for your wedding |
| 重大的日子；（尤指）婚礼日 |
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| Do you think the team’ s ready for the big day? 你认为这队人做好婚礼日的准备了吗？ |
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| - | sb’ s day
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| the period of time when someone was young |
| 某人年轻的时候 |
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| The place has changed completely since my day. 跟我年轻的时候相比，这个地方已经全变了。 |
| In my day, all young men had to do military service. 我年轻的时候，所有的小伙子都得服兵役。 |
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| - | day after day
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| every day for a long time , often in a way that is boring or unpleasant |
| 日复一日地（常指令人厌烦或不快） |
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| - | the day after tomorrow
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| two days from now |
| 后天 |
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| We’ re going on holiday the day after tomorrow. 我们后天要去度假。 |
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| - | day and night/night and day
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| all the time |
| 日日夜夜地；夜以继日地 |
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| Electricians have been working day and night to restore electricity supplies to the area. 电工们为了恢复该地区的供电一直在夜以继日地工作。 |
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| - | the day before yesterday
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| two days ago |
| 前天 |
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| I got back home the day before yesterday. 我前天回家了。 |
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| - | day by day
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| in small slow stages as each day passes |
| 一天天地；渐渐地 |
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| She’ s much better now and getting stronger day by day. 她现在好多了，正一天天强壮起来。 |
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| - | day in, day out
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| every day for a long time , especially in a way that is boring or unpleasant |
| 天天地，日复一日地（尤指令人厌烦或不快） |
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| It’ s so boring, eating the same food day in, day out. 天天吃同样的食品乏味得很。 |
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| - | sb’ s day in the sun
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| the time when someone is young , successful , or famous |
| 某人年轻得意之时；某人的鼎盛时期 |
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| - | sb’ s day will come spoken
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| used for saying that someone will become successful in the future even though they are not successful now |
| 某人成功的日子将会到来 |
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| - | from day one
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| ever since the first day or the very beginning of something |
| 从第一天起；从一开始 |
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| - | from day to day
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| 1 | in a way that changes quickly or often （表示变化很快或频繁）天天 | He seems to change his opinion from day to day. 他好像天天都在改变看法。 | |
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| 2 | without thinking about what is going to happen in the future 过一天算一天地 | They lived from day to day. 他们过一天算一天。 | |
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| - | from one day to the next
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| if something changes from one day to the next , it changes suddenly |
| （表示突然变化）从一天到下一天 |
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| - | the goodolddays
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| a time in the past when everything was much better than now |
| 当年的好日子；过去的好时光 |
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| - | have your day in court
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| to get the opportunity to defend yourself from criticism |
| 有机会为自己辩护 |
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| - | have had your/its day
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| to have stopped being successful , effective , or fashionable , especially because of being no longer young |
| （尤因年老而）已过全盛时期，不再成功 |
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| - | have seen better days informal
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| to be in bad condition |
| 状况不佳；今非昔比 |
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| - | if sb’ s a day spoken
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| used for saying that someone is at least as old as the age you are mentioning |
| （年龄）至少 |
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| She’ s 50 if she’ s a day. 她至少50岁了。 |
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| - | in the olddays
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| a long time ago , especially a time you remember as being good or happy |
| （尤指记忆中的快乐时光）很久以前，当年 |
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| - | in this day and age
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| in the present or modern times |
| 如今；在今天这个时代 |
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| You can’ t have people living in these conditions in this day and age! 如今你不能让人们在这些条件下生活了！ |
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| - | in those days
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| during a particular period in the past |
| （过去）那时候 |
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| Most people married young in those days. 那时候大多数人都很早结婚。 |
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| - | it’ s not sb’ s day informal
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| used for saying that someone is having a lot of problems |
| 某人正遇到许多问题；不是某人得意的时候 |
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| - | it’ s not every day that informal
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| used for saying that an event or situation is very unusual and special |
| 并不是每天都 |
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| It’ s not every day you get the chance to meet a real film star. 并不是每天你都有机会见到真正的电影明星。 |
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| - | sb’ s luckyday
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| a day when something good happens to someone |
| 某人走运的日子 |
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| - | make sb’ s day
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| to make someone feel very happy |
| 使某人非常高兴 |
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| - | make a day of it
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| to spend the whole day , instead of just part of it , doing something enjoyable |
| 玩一整天 |
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| - | make my day spoken
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| used for warning someone that if they do something , you will enjoy stopping, defeating, or punishing them |
| （用于警告某人敢做某事自己就会乐于阻止、挫败或惩罚他）让我开开心吧 |
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| - | not have all day spoken
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| to be in a hurry |
| 时间不多了；没那么多时间 |
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| - | of sb’ s/sth’ s day
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| during the time when someone or something existed |
| 在某人/某物存在的时候 |
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| When it first came out, it was the finest television of its day. 它首次出现时是当时最好的电视。 |
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| - | of the day
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| 1 | existing at a particular period of time 当时的 | These officials are appointed by the government of the day. 这些官员都是当时的政府任命的。 | |
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| 2 | served on a particular day in a restaurant （餐馆）当日供应的 | the soup/fish of the day 当日供应的汤/鱼 | |
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| - | one day
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| 1 | at some time in the future （将来）有一天 | She hopes to own her own business one day. 她希望将来有一天能有自己的公司。 | |
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| 2 | on a day in the past （过去）有一天 | One day he just walked out and never came back. 有一天，他走了出去，就再也没回来。 | |
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| - | one of these days spoken
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| at some time in the future |
| （将来）总有一天 |
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| - | one of those days informal
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| a day when you seem to have a lot of problems |
| 倒霉的一天 |
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| - | the other day informal
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| recently |
| 最近；前几天 |
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| - | some day
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| at some time in the future |
| （将来）有一天，总有一天 |
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| I’ ll go back there some day. 总有一天我要回到那里。 |
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| - | that’ ll be the day spoken
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| used for saying that you do not believe something will happen |
| 不太可能 |
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| - | these days spoken
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| used for talking about things that are happening or true now |
| 现今；如今 |
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| Children grow up much more quickly these days. 如今儿童长得快多了。 |
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| - | those were the days spoken
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| used for saying that a time in the past was better or happier than now |
| （从前）那真是好时光 |
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| - | to the day
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| used for saying that something happened on the same day in a different year |
| 一天不差；恰好 |
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| It’ s ten years to the day since we first moved here. 从我们最初搬来这里到现在正好10年。 |
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| - | to this day
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| even now , after a very long time |
| 直到现在；至今 |
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| To this day I don’ t know exactly what started the fight. 至今我还不清楚这场打斗的确切起因。 |
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| - | win/carry the day
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| to be successful in dealing with opposition or an opponent |
| 得胜；取得胜利 |
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| Common sense at last won the day. 常识最终获胜。 |
| It was Foster’ s bowling that finally carried the day for England. 福斯特的投球最后使英格兰队获胜。 |
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