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🔑 dayBrE /deɪ/NAmE /deɪ/ noun🔑 [C] a period of 24 hours 一天；一日◆I saw Tom three days ago. 我三天前见过汤姆。◆'What day is it today?' 'Monday.' “今天星期几？” “星期一。”◆We're going away in a few days/in a few days' time.我们过几天就要离开了。◆They left the day before yesterday (= two days ago). 他们前天就走了。◆We're meeting the day after tomorrow (= in two days). 我们后天要见面。◆New Year's Day 元旦◆Take the medicine three times a day. 每日服药三次。◆We can't go there today. You can go another day. 我们今天不能去那儿。你可以改天去。 ➡ see also field day, off day, red-letter day, sports day 🔑 [U] the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening 白昼；白天◆The sun was shining all day. 白天一直阳光明媚。◆I could sit and watch the river all day long. 我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。◆He works at night and sleeps during the day. 他晚上干活，白天睡觉。◆Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night. 夜行动物白天睡觉晚上猎食。🔑 [C, usually sing.] the hours of the day when you are awake, working, etc. 工作日；一天的活动时间◆a seven-hour working day 七小时工作日◆It's been a long day (= I've been very busy). 忙了一整天了。◆Did you have a good day? 你这一天过得顺利吗？◆She didn't do a full day's work. 她并没干一整天的工作。◆I took a half day off yesterday. 昨天我休假半天。◆(NAmE) Have a nice day! 祝你度过愉快的一天！ ➡ see also workday 🔑 [C, usually pl.] a particular period of time or history 时期；时代◆in Queen Victoria's day 在维多利亚女王时代◆the early days of computers 计算机早期阶段◆Most women stayed at home in those days. 在那个时代大多数妇女都待在家里。◆(informal) in the old days (= in the past) 早先 ➡ see also glory days, heyday, nowadays, present day HELP There are many other compounds ending in day. You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 day 结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 ●all in a day's ˈworkpart of your normal working life and not unusual 日常工作的一部分；习以为常；不足为奇●any day (now)(informal) very soon 很快◆The letter should arrive any day now. 信该很快就到了。●carry/win the ˈday(formal) to be successful against sb/sth 得胜；占上风；取得成功◆Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day. 尽管遭到强烈反对，执政党还是获胜了。●day after ˈday 🔑each day repeatedly (used especially when sth is boring or annoying) 日复一日，一天又一天（尤指枯燥无味、令人厌烦）◆She hates doing the same work day after day. 她讨厌日复一日做同样的工作。●day by ˈdayall the time; a little at a time and gradually 一天天；逐日◆Day by day his condition improved. 他的健康状况一天天好转。●day ˈin, day ˈoutevery day for a long period of time 日复一日，天天（指不间断）●a day of ˈreckoningthe time when sb will have to deal with the result of sth that they have done wrong, or be punished for sth bad that they have done 遭报应的日子；受到惩罚的日子●sb's/sth's days are ˈnumbereda person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer （指人）死期不远了，得意的日子屈指可数了；（指物）用不了多久了，寿命不长了◆His days as leader of the party are numbered. 他作为党的领袖的日子已屈指可数了。●from day ˈone(informal) from the beginning 从一开始；从第一天◆It's never worked from day one. 这从一开始就行不通。●from day to ˈdaywith no thoughts or plans for the future 过一天算一天◆They live from day to day, looking after their sick daughter. 他们过一天算一天，日复一日地照顾着生病的女儿。if a situation changes from day to day, it changes often 天天，一天又一天（指经常变化）◆A baby's need for food can vary from day to day. 婴儿对食物的需要天天都在变化。●from ˌone day to the ˈnextif a situation changes from one day to the next, it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day 一天又一天（表示不知未来如何）◆I never know what to expect from one day to the next. 一天又一天我从不知道会发生什么。●have had your ˈdayto no longer be successful, powerful, etc. 得意之时已过；风光不再；日渐衰败◆She's had her day as a supermodel. 她作为超级模特儿的辉煌日子已一去不复返。●have seen/known better ˈdays(humorous) to be in poor condition 穷困潦倒；昔盛今衰；曾辉煌过◆Our car has seen better days! 我们的汽车曾辉煌一时！●if he's, she's, etc. a ˈday(informal) (used when talking about sb's age) at least （谈论某人年龄）至少◆He must be 70 if he's a day! 他至少 70 岁了！●in sb's ˈdayduring the part of sb's life when they were most successful, famous, etc. （某人的）昔日盛时，鼎盛时期◆She was a great dancer in her day. 她曾是红极一时的舞蹈家。when sb was young 年轻时；当年◆In my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school. 我年轻时，毕业后就业机会很多。●in ˈthis day and agenow, in the modern world 当代；当今；在今天这个时代●it's not sb's ˈday(informal) used when several unfortunate or unpleasant things happen on the same day 祸不单行；特别倒霉的一天◆My car broke down and then I locked myself out—it's just not my day! 我的汽车抛锚了，我又把钥匙锁到车里，真是祸不单行！●make sb's ˈdayto make sb feel very happy on a particular day 使某人一天非常快活◆The phone call from Mike really made my day. 迈克打来电话，真让我高兴了一整天。●make a day of it(informal) to make a particular enjoyable activity last for a whole day instead of only part of it 痛痛快快玩一整天●not have all ˈdayto not have much time 时间不多了◆Come on! We don't have all day! 快一点！我们的时间不多了！●of sb's ˈdayduring a particular period of time when sb lived 某人生活的时代◆the best player of his day 他那个时代最优秀的运动员◆Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day. 贝西 · 史密斯是她那个时代的麦当娜。●of the ˈdaythat is served on a particular day in a restaurant （餐馆）当日特别供应◆soup of the day 当日供应的汤●oh my ˈdaysused to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised, shocked or annoyed （吃惊或恼火时加强语气）我的天啊◆Oh my days! Is that true?我的天啊！那是真的吗？●ˈone day 🔑at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past 有朝一日；（过去）某一天◆One day, I want to leave the city and move to the country. 有朝一日，我要离开城市搬到乡下去。◆One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back. 一天，他带了个小提包走出家门，再也没有回来。●ˈone of these daysbefore a long time has passed 不久；日内◆One of these days you'll come back and ask me to forgive you. 你很快就会回来请求我原谅的。●one of those ˈdays(informal) a day when there are a lot of mistakes and a lot of things go wrong 诸事不顺的日子；倒霉的日子◆It's been one of those days! 这一天真倒霉！●ˈsome dayat an unknown time in the future 将来有一天；总有一天◆Some day I'll be famous. 总有一天我会成名的。●take it/things one ˌday at a ˈtime(informal) to not think about what will happen in the future 得过且过；做一天和尚撞一天钟；过一天算一天◆I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time. 我不知道他还能不能好转，我们只有过一天算一天。●ˈthat'll be the day(informal, ironic) used when you are saying that sth is very unlikely to happen 那样的事永远不可能；哪有那样的事◆Paul? Apologize? That'll be the day! 保罗？道歉？那真是太阳从西边出来了！●ˈthese days 🔑(informal) used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past （尤用于拿现在和过去比较）如今，而今◆These days kids grow up so quickly. 如今孩子们成长得真快。●ˈthose were the days(informal) used to suggest that a time in the past was happier or better than now （指过去）那才是好时光，那才是好年头●to the ˈdayexactly 恰好；刚好；一天不差◆It's been three years to the day since we met. 我们整整三年没见面了。●to this ˈdayeven now, when a lot of time has passed 直到如今；甚至现在◆To this day, I still don't understand why he did it. 我直到今天仍然不明白他当时为什么那样做。●ˌback in the ˈdayin the past 过去；从前；旧时◆My dad's always talking about how great everything was back in the day. 我爸爸总是讲过去的一切如何如何的好。●ˌback in the ˈdaysat a particular time in the past 在过去的某个时候◆I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous. 在这个乐队还没出名的时候，我就是他们的歌迷。●in all my born ˈdays(old-fashioned, informal) used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before （表示惊讶）这辈子（未听说，未见）◆I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days. 我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。●break of ˈday/ˈdawn(literary) the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light 破晓；黎明●call it a ˈday(informal) to decide or agree to stop doing sth 结束一天的工作；到此为止；停止◆After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire). 从政四十年，我想现在也该退休了。●(as) clear as ˈdayeasy to see or understand 显而易见；容易理解●in the cold light of daywhen you have had time to think calmly about sth; in the morning when things are clearer 有时间冷静考虑时；在头脑更清醒些的第二天早晨◆These things always look different in the cold light of day. 这些事情在冷静地考虑后总会显得不同。●your good deed for the ˈdaya helpful, kind thing that you do （所做的）好事，善事●every dog has his/its ˈday(saying) everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life 人人皆有得意时●it's early ˈdays (yet)(BrE) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop 为时尚早；言之过早●at the ˌend of the ˈday(informal) used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered （考虑到所有情况后引出最重要的事实）最终，到头来◆At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision. 最终，他还得自己拿主意。●ˌend your ˈdays/ˈlife (in sth)to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place （在某种状态下或某处）度过余生，安度晚年◆He ended his days in poverty. 他在贫穷中度过余生。●the evil ˈhour/ˈday/ˈmoment(often humorous) the time when you have to do sth difficult or unpleasant 倒霉的时候（或日子、时刻）●from that day/time ˈforth(literary) beginning on that day; from that time 从那天起；从那时以后●ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time)(informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned 我宁愿；我更喜欢；我宁可选择◆We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! 我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！●ˌlate in the ˈday(disapproving) after the time when an action could be successful 为时已晚；已失时机◆He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up. 他太晚才开始努力工作，不可能赶上了。●ˌlive to fight another ˈday(saying) used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue （虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要）改日再战，卷土重来●the livelong ˈday(literary) the whole length of the day 一整天●have a nice ˈday!(informal, especially NAmE) a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers （与顾客道别时常用）再见●ˌnight and ˈday●ˌday and ˈnightall the time; continuously 日日夜夜；夜以继日；连续不断◆The machines are kept running night and day. 这些机器夜以继日地运转着。●a ˌnine days' ˈwondera person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long 昙花一现；轰动一时的人（或事物）●the ˈgood/ˈbad old daysan earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better/worse than the present 往昔的好/苦日子◆That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation. 那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。●the ˌorder of the ˈdaycommon, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion 常见的；流行的；适宜的◆Pessimism seems to be the order of the day. 悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。●the ˌother ˈday/ˈmorning/ˈevening/ˈweek 🔑recently 那天，那天早上，那天晚上，那个星期（用于指说话前不久的日子）◆I saw Jack the other day. 我前几天看到杰克了。●pass the time of ˈday (with sb)to say hello to sb and have a short conversation with them （与某人）寒暄，打招呼，闲谈一会儿●(as) plain as a ˈpikestaff●(as) plain as ˈday●(as) plain as the nose on your ˈfacevery obvious 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见●save, keep, etc. sth for a ˌrainy ˈdayto save sth, especially money, for a time when you will really need it 有备无患；未雨绸缪●Rome wasn't built in a ˈday(saying) used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and needs patience 罗马不是一天建成的；复杂的工作不会一蹴而就●your ˈsalad days(old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life 年少不谙世事的岁月；涉世未深的青少年时代●save the ˈday/situˈationto prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen 挽回败局；扭转局面◆Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool. 杰拉德后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。●not give sb the ˌtime of ˈdayto refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them 对某人厌弃不睬◆Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day. 自从她的小说获得成功之后，曾经懒得答理她的人也跟她握起手来。 |