| 释义 |
Examples:in the middle of the night —in the depth of the night—in the dead of night [idiom.]—first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)—night of the 15th of the first lunar month—fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)—first half of the night (from nightfall midnight)—third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)—fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)—regardless of the time of day or night—(of a shop etc) close (for the night, or permanently)—one of the five two hour periods inwhich the night was formerly divided—make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour—second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)— |