plural nights
plural nights
Learner's definition of NIGHT
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: the time of darkness between one day and the next : the part of the day when no light from the sun can be seen and most people and animals sleep夜；夜间；夜晚 [noncount]
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Who are you calling at this time of night?这么晚了，你在给谁打电话？
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It's eleven o'clock at night.现在是夜里十一点。
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She and her husband both work at night and sleep during the day.她和丈夫都是夜晚工作，白天睡觉。
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The store's open all night.这家商店通宵营业。
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They were up all night long playing video games.他们一整夜都在打电子游戏。
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People keep coming back night after night. [=every night for a period of time]人们总是夜间回来。
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Let's stop for the night and get a hotel.我们找个宾馆，夜里歇一歇。
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a cold, rainy night in the city城里一个寒冷的雨夜
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Where were you (on) the night of June 20th?你6月20日晚上在哪里？
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The room costs $100 a/per night. = The room costs $100 for one night.这个房间一晚要100美元。
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I stayed up late five nights in a row.我连续熬了五个晚上。
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We were woken up in the middle of the night by a loud crash. = (less commonly) We were woken up in the dead of night by a loud crash.半夜时分，我们被巨大的撞击声吵醒了。
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Did you have a good night's sleep? [=did you sleep well during the night?]晚上睡得好吗？
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Last night, I had the strangest dream.昨晚，我做了一个最为奇怪的梦。
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I had a late night [=I stayed up very late] last night.我昨天晚上睡得很晚。
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Let's call it an early night. = Let's make an early night of it. [=let's go home or go to bed early tonight]今晚早点回家吧/睡觉吧。
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Let's call it a night. [=let's go home or go to bed now]现在回家吧/睡觉吧。
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She'll have to spend/stay the night in the hospital. [=she will have to sleep overnight in the hospital]她得在医院过一晚。
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He spent many sleepless nights worrying about his children. [=he lay awake at night worrying about his children]他担心孩子们，常常整夜无眠。
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Spend six nights and seven days on a tropical island in the Caribbean!在加勒比海的一个热带岛上住六夜七天！
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He spent the night with [=had sex with and slept with] her.他跟她过了一夜。
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They decided to spend the night together. [=they decided to have sex and sleep together]他们决定一起过夜。
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[noncount] : the darkness that occurs during the nighttime夜色；黑夜 -
They walked out into the night.他们出门走进夜色之中。
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Her eyes were as black/dark as (the) night.她眸黑如夜。
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animals that hunt by night [=in darkness]夜间觅食的动物
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When night fell [=when the sky became dark for the night; at nightfall], we walked back to our car.夜色降临，我们回到了车上。
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[count] : the final part of the day that is usually after work, school, etc., and before you go to bed : the early part of the night : evening晚上；傍晚 -
They go bowling every Tuesday night.他们每周二晚上都去打保龄球。
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Friday nights, we play cards with the neighbors.每周五晚上，我们都跟邻居打牌。
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What did you have for dinner last night?昨晚你晚饭吃的什么？
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He planned a night of dinner and dancing.他安排晚上共进晚餐，然后去跳舞。
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We've planned a night out. [=an evening that you spend outside of your home doing something fun]我们计划出去玩一个晚上。
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a : an evening or night that has a special event有…活动之夜；…之夜 -
Poetry night [=the night when people read poetry aloud] at the café is every Saturday at eight o'clock.这家咖啡厅的诗歌之夜于每周六晚上八点开始。
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Wednesday night is our family night. [=the night that our family does things together]每周三晚上是我们的家庭之夜。
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Tuesday night is ladies' night at the ballpark/bar. [=on Tuesday evening, women get a special benefit at the ballpark/bar, such as paying only half price for something]每周二晚上是这个棒球场/酒吧的女士之夜。
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Tomorrow is the play's opening night. [=the play will be performed in front of an audience for the first time tomorrow night]明晚是这出戏剧的首演之夜。
b : the part of a special day that occurs during the nighttime（某个特别日子的）夜晚 — compare eve 2
day and night
or night and day — see day
night night
or nighty night
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used by a child or when speaking to a child as a way of saying “good night”晚安（用于儿童语言或与儿童的对话）
the still of the night
— see 4still 2 night /ˈnaɪt/ adjective
2 night
/ˈnaɪt/
adjective
Learner's definition of NIGHT
always used before a noun
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: of or relating to the night夜晚的；夜间的 3
a : happening at night夜间进行的 b : active, working, or operating at night夜班的 -
a night manager at the supermarket超市的夜班经理
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This is the last night bus/train.这是最后一趟夜间公共汽车/火车。
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I am a night person. [=a person who likes the night; a person who has the most energy at night]我是个夜猫子。