daylight /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ noun plural daylights
plural daylights
Learner's definition of DAYLIGHT
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[noncount] : the light of the sun and sky during the day : the natural light of day日光 -
Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room.拉开窗帘，让一些阳光照进房间。
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As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes.天色渐晚，人们都回家了。
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For pictures taken in daylight, use a different film.在日光下拍照要使用一种不同的胶卷。
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We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall.透过墙上的缝隙，我们可以看见日光。
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They stole my car in broad daylight. [=during the day; without darkness to hide them]他们在光天化日之下偷走了我的汽车。
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Some of the stuff in that closet hasn't seen daylight [=seen the light of day] since the 1970s.自20世纪70年代以来，那个壁橱里的一些东西一直被尘封。
2 [noncount]
a : the time of day when the sky is light白天；白昼 b : the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear黎明；拂晓；天亮 -
I arrived before daylight. [=dawn, daybreak]我在天亮前就到了。
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The accident happened just after daylight.事故发生时天刚亮。
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[noncount] informal : distance or difference between people or things差距；差别 -
They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.他们说两国政府的立场是相同的。
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The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals. [=to gain a larger lead over their nearest rivals]这个队连胜5场，拉开了与排名最为接近的竞争对手之间的差距。
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daylights [plural] informal ◊ To scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of someone is to frighten someone very much.吓得（某人）魂飞魄散
◊ To beat/kick/knock the (living) daylights out of someone is to hit or kick someone very badly.把某人狠揍一顿