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- for the duration of a night在整个夜间：
they refused to stay overnight.
他们拒绝留下过夜。
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- during the course of a night在夜间：
you can recharge the battery overnight.
你可以在夜里给电池充电。
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- very quickly; suddenly一夜之间：
the picture made Wallis famous overnight.
影片使威利斯一夜之间出了名。
attrib.
1- for use overnight过夜用的; 只供一夜使用的：
an overnight bag.
短期外出带的小旅行包。
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- done or happening overnight一夜之间的：
an overnight stay.
逗留一夜。
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- sudden, rapid, or instant突然的; 快速的; 即刻的：
Tom became an overnight celebrity.
汤姆一夜之间成了名人。
no obj., with adverbial of place
1- stay for the night in a particular place过夜：
I overnighted at the Beverly Wilshire.
我在贝弗里·威尔莎旅馆过夜。
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- with obj. N. Amer. convey (goods) at night, so that they arrive the next day〈北美〉连夜快递（货物）：
Forster overnighted the sample to headquarters by courier.
福斯特连夜派信使把样品送往总部。
- a stop or stay lasting one night一夜的逗留。