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单词 day
释义 day¹ /deɪ/ n.
1.(24-hour period)一日;一天;一昼夜

Nobody has seen them for two days.两天来未曾有人看到他们。

the first day of the holidays假期的第一天

every day每天

He comes in here every day at one o'clock and buys a cheese sandwich.他每天一点钟都来这里买奶酪三明治。

one day a week每周一天
the day that I did sthorthe day I did sth我做某事的那一天

I'll always remember the day I first met Fred.我会永远记得我第一次遇见弗雷德的那一天。

on the day that I did sthorthe day that I did sth在我做某事的那一天

It rained on the day that we got married.我们结婚的那一天下雨了。

The Queen was visiting York the day that you were born.你出生的那一天女王正在约克视察。

(as noun)第二天

A meeting was arranged for the following day.第二天安排了一场会议。

The next day was a Sunday and the village shop was shut.第二天是星期日, 村子里的商店歇业。

(as adverb)在第二天

The Coyles said they would collect her the following day.科伊尔夫妇说他们第二天会来接她。

Simon woke up the day after feeling dreadful.西蒙第二天起床时感觉很不舒服。

the day after sth…之后的第二天

Do you have anything planned for the day after you get back?你回来后的第二天有什么计划吗?

I bumped into her by chance the day after the meeting.那次会面后的第二天我偶然遇到她。

the day after tomorrow后天

You do realize, don't you, that the day after tomorrow is Christmas Day?你知道后天就是圣诞节了, 是吧?

(as noun)前一天

The day before had been an exceptionally busy one.前一天是极度忙碌的一天。

All memory of the previous day seemed to have been wiped from Lavinia's mind.有关前一天的所有记忆似乎都已经从拉维妮娅的脑海中抹去了。

(as adverb)在前一天

It had all started to go wrong the day before.从前一天开始一切都变得不正常。

The letter had been delivered the previous day.那封信在前一天就送到了。

the day before sth某事发生的前一天

I chose the day before her departure to make the announcement.我决定在她离开的前一天宣布这件事。

the day before yesterday前天

Can you remember back as far as the day before yesterday?早在前天的事你还能记起吗?

2.(daylight hours)昼;白天

John left in the morning, was out all day and didn't get home till the evening.约翰早晨出门, 一整天都在外面, 直到傍晚才回家。

The days and nights are of equal length.昼夜等分。

by day白天里;在白天

The weather was hot by day, cold at night.天气白天炎热, 夜晚寒冷。

during the day白天里;在白天

The office is only open during the day.办事处仅在白天开门。

all day整天;终日;从早到晚

He just sits there all day doing nothing.他整天坐在那里, 无所事事。

all day long整天

The birds sang all day long and only fell silent at dusk.鸟儿整天歌唱, 到了黄昏时分才会安静下来。

3.(of work, etc.)日常活动日;(尤指)工作日

How many days did you work this week?你本周上了几天班?

When I come to the end of the day, I'm glad to pack up my tools and go home.每天下班的时候, 我都会高高兴兴地收起工具回家。

I've had one day off in six months.六个月里我休了一天假。

a day's work一天的工作

She never did a day's work in her life!她一生中从未干过一天活儿。

We did a good day's work today.我们今天干了一整天的活儿。

by the day按日

The workers were hired by the day.这些工人是按天雇的。

paid by the day按日取酬
to work an eight-hour day每天工作八小时

Some of these doctors work a twelve-hour day.这些医生中有的人每天工作十二小时。

one day a week/fortnight/month每周/每两周/每月一天

I spend one day a week working from home.我每周有一天在家工作。

He arranged for me to go down to London one day a month.他安排我每月去伦敦一天。

4.(period of time)时期;时代
the days of sth…的时期

The days of the silent film are long gone.无声电影的年代早已远去。

in those days在当时

A hundred dollars was a great deal of money in those days.一百美元在当时是一笔大数目。

in sb's day在(已故的)某人生活的那个时代;在某人年轻的时候

In my day, youngsters used to treat their elders with proper respect.在我年轻的时候, 年轻人对老年人很尊敬。

In your grandmother's day, all that kind of work would have been done by hand.你奶奶还活着的时候, 那种活儿都是手工完成的。

in sb's young/student days在某人年轻的年代/在某人的学生时代

Your mother was a bit of a red-hot radical in her student days.你妈妈上学时算是个比较狂热的激进分子。

5.(heyday)鼎盛时期;风光时期
in sb's day在某人如日中天的时期

She was a really great singer in her day.她在当红的时候的确是个了不起的歌唱家。

your day will come总有一天你会时来运转
6.<文>(of battle)斗争;战斗;比赛

Our forces seemed to be in full retreat and the day was apparently lost.我军似乎在全线撤退, 显然要输掉这场战役了。

the day is ours胜利属于我们;我们赢了

If we remain courageous and determined, then I do not doubt that the day will be ours.如果我们有勇气, 有决心, 那么我坚信胜利必将属于我们。

7.【天文】(period of planet's rotation)日(行星自转一周的时间)
8.【天文】=sidereal day
9.【天文】=solar day
10.【矿】地面土层
11.all in a day's work日常工作的一部分;习以为常;不足为奇

For war reporters, dodging snipers' bullets is all in a day's work.对战地记者来说, 躲避冷枪飞弹是家常便饭。

I said, 'How can I ever thank you?' But he waved the question aside. 'It's all in a day's work,' he said.我说:“我该如何感谢你才好呀?”而他却没把这当回事, 只是说:“这是我该做的。”

Swimming below the Arctic ice is all in a day's work for these hardy professionals.对这些有着过硬身体素质的专业人士来说, 在北极寒冰之下游泳不是什么了不起的事。

12.at the end of the day最终;到头来

I mean, at the end of the day, does it really matter who wins and who loses?我是说, 谁输谁赢到头来真的就那么重要吗?

13.to call it a day收工;到此为止;结束;退休;辞职

I want the manager's job when he calls it a day.等经理不干了之后, 我想接替他的位子。

Faced with mounting debts, the decision to call it a day was inevitable.面对着不断增加的债务, 作出停业的决定是在所难免的。

14.to carry the day【传媒】(在战斗、辩论、比赛等中)获胜, 占上风, 取得成功

For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day.眼下似乎是自由主义者占据了上风。

15.counting the days(掰着指头)数日子;迫不及待

Henry is counting the days until his release.亨利在数着日子等待获释。

16.day after day日复一日;一天又一天

The fighting went on day after day, and there seemed to be no end in sight.战斗打了一天又一天, 似乎让人看不到结束的那一天。

Day after day they toil in blistering heat.日复一日, 他们在酷热中辛苦劳作。

17.day and nightornight and day日日夜夜;夜以继日

Our team has been working day and night to clear the backlog.为了把积压的事情办完, 我们组一直在夜以继日地工作。

18.day by day一天天;逐日

She seems to be getting a little stronger day by day.她的身体似乎一天天结实起来。

Hopes of finding the little girl alive were fading day by day.时间一天天流逝, 小女孩生还的希望变得渺茫起来。

19.day in, day out日复一日;每天(不间断地)

Their squabbling continued day in, day out until it almost drove me out of my mind.他们每天争吵不断, 搞得我都要发疯了。

Day in, day out the same thoughts were going round and round in my head.日复一日, 同样的想法一直萦绕在我心头。

20.to end your days死去

He ended his days in a house he had bought for himself beside Lyme Bay.他死在莱姆湾畔他为自己买的房子里。

21.every dog has his day凡人皆有得意日;风水轮流转

They tell you that every dog has his day, but mine is a long time coming.人们常说风水轮流转, 但是我的好运却迟迟不来。

Convinced that every dog has his day, Marilyn reckoned it must be only a matter of time before her singing talents were discovered.玛丽莲深信凡人皆有得意日, 她认为自己的歌唱天赋为人所知不过是时间问题。

22.from day to day每天;逐日;一天又一天

I live from day to day, not trying to look very far ahead.我过一天算一天, 不想把眼光放得很长远。

The situation changes from day to day, so it is very difficult to see what the outcome will be.情况天天都在变, 所以要预见结果是很难的。

23.to have had its day已过全盛时期;风光不再;不再时兴

Beat music may finally have had its day.强节奏摇滚乐的黄金时期或许已经终结。

24.to have seen better days破旧;陈旧;状况不佳

The emergency generator had definitely seen better days, but they assured me that it still worked.这台应急发电机显然已经破旧, 但是他们向我保证还能用。

25.in this day and age如今;在当代

Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist.即使在今天这个时代, 这些陈旧的观念依然存在。

26.it's early days现在下结论为时过早

I admit that things don't look very promising now, but it's early days yet.我承认目前来看事态不妙, 但是现在下结论为时过早。

Back in March I thought it was still early days and business was bound to pick up.三月份的时候我以为当时下结论为时过早, 生意肯定会好转。

27.late in the day
(late in something)在事情的最后阶段;最后

It was already late in the day, as far as that project was concerned, when we realized how we should have been organizing it all along.在那个项目上, 直到最后我们才意识到从头到尾该如何规划。

(too late)为时已晚;已失时机

It's a bit late in the day to start issuing warnings when we're already in the middle of a crisis.在我们已经深陷危机之时才开始发出警告, 有点儿为时已晚。

28.to make sb's day<非正式>使某人非常高兴

Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day.来, 比尔。给汤姆寄张贺卡让他高兴高兴。

29.one dayorone of these daysorsome day将来有一天;总有一天;有朝一日

I dreamed of living in London one day.我梦想过将来有一天能住在伦敦。

I hope some day you will find the woman who will make you happy.我希望有一天你能找到那个会让你幸福的女人。

One of these days we will get lucky.总有一天我们会走运的。

30.on the day(不考虑其他时期表现)单纯就(比赛、考试等)当天而言

They were the better team on the day.单纯就比赛当天的表现而言, 他们队比对手胜出一筹。

31.to save the day挽回局面;扭转败局;反败为胜

Jodie saved the day with a piece of quick thinking.乔迪急中生智, 挽回了局面。

A last-minute election might save the day for Prime Minister Ogleby.最后关头的选举或许会帮奥格比首相反败为胜。

32.that'll be the day<非正式,讽>那样的事永远等不来

Peter says he's thinking of inviting us all round for dinner.—Huh, that'll be the day!彼得说他正在考虑请我们大家吃晚餐呢。——哼, 那真是太阳打西边出来了!

33.the other day几天前;前两天

We had lunch the other day at our favourite restaurant.几天前我们在我们最喜爱的餐馆吃了午餐。

34.these days目前;当今;现在

The young people these days don't realize how lucky they are.现在的年轻人意识不到他们有多幸运。

35.to the day正好;一天不差

Twenty-five years ago to the day, England won the World Cup.25年前的今天, 英格兰队捧得了世界杯。

36.to this day至今;直到现在

To this day young Zulu boys practise fighting with spears.直到现在, 祖鲁族的男孩还练习用矛格斗。

37.to win the day(在战斗、斗争、竞赛等中)获胜, 占上风, 取得成功

His determination and refusal to back down had won the day.他的决心和决不让步的坚持占了上风。

day² /deɪ/ comp.
白昼的;日间的;适合于白天(使用)的

the day shift白班

He put on his day clothes.他穿上了适合白天穿的衣服。

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