night

[nait]

n.夜晚
adj.夜晚的

n.

1. 夜; 晚上[C][U]

We arrived at the village before night fell.

我们在夜幕降临前到达那个村庄。

They stayed three nights at the hotel.

他们在旅馆里住了三夜。

2. (夜晚的)活动; (演出的)夜场[C]

3. 黑暗; 黑暗时期[C]

a.

1. 夜晚的, 夜间的

I took the night train to the town.

我乘夜车到那个城镇去。

2. 夜晚使用的

3. 夜晚活动的; 夜间工作的

She is a night nurse.

她是值夜班的护士。

词形变化

形容词比较级: nigher | 形容词最高级: nighest | 动词过去式: nighed | 动词过去分词: nighed | 动词现在分词: nighing | 动词第三人称单数: nighs |

词义辨析

同义:

n.夜, 夜间, 黑暗时期

night-time  night-tide  midnight  bedtime  wee hours  witching hours

n.黄昏

evening  twilight  sunset  after dusk  sundown

n.黑夜, 夜幕, 黑暗

darkness  dark  Stygian gloom  gloom  

同义参见:

black  

反义:

n.夜; 晚上; 黑暗时期

day  

英英释义

名词 night:

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

同义词：nighttime, dark

the time between sunset and midnight

the period spent sleeping

the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit

darkness

a shortening of nightfall

a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom

Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

同义词：Nox

短语词组

all night (long)

1. 整夜

She sat by her sick husband all night.

她整夜坐在生病的丈夫身边。

at night

1. 在夜里

They usually keep a light on at night.

他们通常夜里开着灯。

by night

1. 在夜间

He used to work in an office by day and drive a taxi by night.

他过去白天在办公室上班, 晚上开出租车。

have a good night

1. 睡得好

I haven't had a good night for so long.

我已经很久没睡好觉了。

have/take a night off

1. 晚上不工作

I will have a night off today.

我今天晚上不工作了。

in the night

1. 在夜里

I woke up several times in the night.

我夜里醒过好几次。

night after night

1. 一夜又一夜地

He went out drinking night after night.

他每天晚上出去喝酒。

night and day

1. 日以继夜地

They had been traveling night and day for a whole week.

他们日夜兼程已有整整一星期。

What is done by night appears by day.

1. 若要人不知, 除非己莫为。

补充

nightnight英:[nait] 美:[naɪt]n.1.夜, 夜晚He determined to travel no further that night.他决定那天晚上不再往前走了。I'll never forgive you for what you said to me last night.我绝不会宽恕你昨晚对我所说的话。

例句

1. The night was very still.夜阑人静。 2. night fell.夜幕降临了。 3. They travelled by night to avoid detection.他们在夜间赶路, 以免被发现。 4. My mother works nights.我妈妈上夜班。 5. We walked for six days and six nights.我们走了六天六夜。 6. I want a single room for two nights.我要一个单人间, 两晚。 7. I went out on Saturday night.我周六晚上出去了。 8. I didn't get a dance all night.一晚上都没有人邀我跳舞。 9. So whose party were you at last night?那昨天晚上你去参加谁的派对了？ 10. He had drunk too much the night before.前一天晚上他喝多了。 11. the night before the wedding婚礼的前一天晚上 12. the night before the election大选前夜 13. He didn't sleep a wink all night.他整夜都没合眼。 14. The fighting continued all night.战斗持续了一整夜。 15. I couldn't sleep last night.我昨夜睡不着。 16. Try these pills if you can't sleep at night.你要是夜里无法入睡就试试这些药片。 17. The doors are locked at night.夜里门是锁着的。 18. He woke in the night with a dreadful pain.他因剧痛在半夜醒来。 19. It's eleven o'clock at night in Moscow.现在莫斯科是夜里十一点。 20. He works obsessively from 7.15 am to nine or ten at night.他从上午七点一刻到晚上九十点之间一直在着魔似的工作着。 21. He was going to college at night, to become an accountant.为了当上会计师, 他晚上去大学进修。 22. The veranda had heavy wooden rain doors that were kept closed at night.走廊装有厚重的木制防雨门, 夜里会锁上。 23. That baby cries night and day.那个婴儿没日没夜地哭。 24. He was at my door night and day, demanding my attention.他成天在我门前晃来晃去, 想吸引我的注意。 25. They were being guarded night and day.日夜有人看守他们。 26. I've had a hell of a day, and all I want is an early night.我这一天过得糟极了, 只想早点上床睡觉。 27. In spite of the travelling and the late night, she did not feel tired.虽然长途跋涉, 睡得又晚, 但她一点儿也不觉得累。 28. Let's make a night of it.咱们出去痛快地玩一晚上吧。 29. a night flight夜间航班 30. a moonless night.一个没有月亮的夜晚。 31. the office door is always locked at night.夜里办公室的门总是锁着的。 32. supplements per person per night.每人一夜的补给品。 33. somebody put him up for the night.有人安排他过夜。 34. a line of watchfires stretched away into the night.一排营火延伸到夜色中。 35. he was not allowed to go out on weekday nights.周一至周五晚上他都不许外出。 36. a Quiz night has been organized for July 19th.7月19日已安排了一个智力竞赛晚会。 37. wasn't it a great night out?.那（今）晚活动不是很有意思吗？。 38. she studied night and day.她夜以继日地学习。 39. I had a strange dream last night.我昨晚做了个奇怪的梦。 40. We will be away for a few nights.我们将会离开几个晚上。 41. Let's go out on Saturday night.我们星期六晚上一起出去玩吧。 42. Who are you calling at this time of night?这么晚了，你在给谁打电话？ 43. It's eleven o'clock at night.现在是夜里十一点。 44. 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。 45. The store's open all night.这家商店通宵营业。 46. They were up all night long playing video games.他们一整夜都在打电子游戏。 47. People keep coming back night after night. [=every night for a period of time]人们总是夜间回来。 48. Let's stop for the night and get a hotel.我们找个宾馆，夜里歇一歇。 49. "a cold, rainy night in the city"城里一个寒冷的雨夜 50. Where were you (on) the night of June 20th?你6月20日晚上在哪里？ 51. The room costs $100 a/per night. = The room costs $100 for one night.这个房间一晚要100美元。 52. I stayed up late five nights in a row.我连续熬了五个晚上。 53. 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。 54. Did you have a good night's sleep? [=did you sleep well during the night?]晚上睡得好吗？ 55. "Last night, I had the strangest dream."昨晚，我做了一个最为奇怪的梦。 56. I had a late night [=I stayed up very late] last night.我昨天晚上睡得很晚。 57. 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。 58. Let's call it a night. [=let's go home or go to bed now]现在回家吧/睡觉吧。 59. 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。 60. 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。 61. 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！ 62. He spent the night with [=had sex with and slept with] her.他跟她过了一夜。 63. They decided to spend the night together. [=they decided to have sex and sleep together]他们决定一起过夜。 64. They walked out into the night.他们出门走进夜色之中。 65. Her eyes were as black/dark as (the) night.她眸黑如夜。 66. animals that hunt by night [=in darkness]夜间觅食的动物 67. "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。 68. They go bowling every Tuesday night.他们每周二晚上都去打保龄球。 69. "Friday nights, we play cards with the neighbors."每周五晚上，我们都跟邻居打牌。 70. What did you have for dinner last night?昨晚你晚饭吃的什么？ 71. He planned a night of dinner and dancing.他安排晚上共进晚餐，然后去跳舞。 72. 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。 73. 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。 74. 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。 75. "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。 76. 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。 77. Christmas night圣诞夜 78. They spent their wedding night in a hotel.他们在宾馆度过了新婚之夜。 79. "“night night, dear.” “nighty night, Mommy.”"“晚安，亲爱的。”“晚安，妈咪。” 80. the night sky夜空 81. the cool night air凉爽的夜风 82. during the night hours在夜间 83. a night lamp夜灯 84. an animal with excellent night vision [=ability to see in the dark]具有良好夜视能力的动物 85. He is taking a night flight.他将乘坐夜间航班。 86. a night game/class [=a game/class in the evening]晚间比赛/课程 87. a night manager at the supermarket超市的夜班经理 88. This is the last night bus/train.这是最后一趟夜间公共汽车/火车。 89. 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。