plural mornings
plural mornings
Learner's definition of MORNING
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a : the early part of the day : the time of day from sunrise until noon早晨；上午 [count]
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She liked to get things done early in the morning.她喜欢一大早就把事情做完。
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I worked in the yard for part of the morning.上午我花了一点儿时间在院子里干活。
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I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.今天早上我见到他了。明天早上我将再次与他会面。
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We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.我们定于星期三上午10点召开一次会议。
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On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.星期天早上，我喜欢放松身心和阅读报纸。
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She arrived on the morning of March 18.她于3月18日早晨抵达。
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the morning after a storm暴雨过后的清晨
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that night and the next/following morning = that night and the morning after那天晚上和第二天早上
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I'll talk to you again in the morning. [=I'll talk to you again early tomorrow]明天早上我会再和你谈谈。
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It was early/late morning when I woke.我醒来时是清晨/晌午。
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We sat around drinking coffee all morning.我们一上午都围坐在一起喝咖啡。
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We won't find out until morning.我们只有到了早晨才能弄清楚。
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(literary) Morning has broken. [=the sun has risen; it is dawn]已是破晓。
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often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
the morning sun/light朝阳；晨曦
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my morning (cup of) coffee [=the coffee I drink every morning]我的早晨咖啡
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My brother is a night owl/person, but I'm a morning person. [=a person who likes the early part of the day; a person who has the most energy in the morning]我哥哥是个夜猫子，但我喜欢在上午工作。
b [noncount] : the part of the day between midnight and noon午夜至正午的时间 2
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used informally to say hello to someone in the morning早上好，你好（非正式用法）
morning, noon, and night
: during all times of the day : all the time白天黑夜地；夜以继日地 -
The system is operating morning, noon, and night.这个系统从早到晚都在运行。
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We've been working morning, noon, and night [=many hours each day] to get the project finished on time.为按时完工，我们夜以继日地工作。
— see also mornings