night
noun /naɪt/
/naɪt/
[uncountable, countable]Idioms - the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep
夜；夜晚 - at night These animals only come out at night.
这些动物只在夜晚出来。 - by night They sleep by day and hunt by night.
他们白天睡觉，夜晚捕猎。 - in the night Does your baby still wake in the night?
你的宝宝晚上还会醒吗？ - She woke up in the middle of the night.
她半夜醒来。 - The accident happened on Friday night.
事故发生在星期五夜里。 - on the night of… on the night of 10 January/January 10
在 1 月 10 日夜里 - Did you hear the storm last night?
昨天夜里下大雨，你听见了吗？ - I lay awake all night.
我一夜没睡着。 - Where did you spend the night?
你是在哪里过夜的？ - You're welcome to stay the night here.
欢迎你在这里留宿。 - What is he doing calling at this time of night?
他干吗这么晚了还打电话？ - You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep.
你好好睡一夜就会觉得好些了。 - She spent a sleepless night tossing and turning.
她辗转反侧度过了一个不眠之夜。 - The trip was for ten nights.
这次旅行要住十个晚上。 - per night The hotel costs €95 per person per night.
住这家酒店，每人每天要 65 欧元。 - the night train/boat/flight
夜间列车／轮船／飞机班次 - The night sky was clear and full of stars.
夜空晴朗，布满星星。 - Night fell (= it became dark).
夜幕降临。
Homophones knight | nightknight night/naɪt//naɪt/- knight noun
- The story tells of a knight who leaves the castle to fight a dragon.
这个故事讲述了一个骑士离开城堡去与一条龙战斗。
- The story tells of a knight who leaves the castle to fight a dragon.
- night noun
- At night you can see thousands of stars.
晚上你可以看到成千上万颗星星。
- At night you can see thousands of stars.
Topics Timea1- Ask your Mum if you can stay the night.
问问你妈妈你是否可以在这儿过夜。 - I lie awake at night worrying.
我晚上躺着的时候担心得无法入睡。 - He spent a sleepless night worrying about money.
他为钱发愁，度过了一个不眠之夜。 - I woke in the night.
我夜里醒了。 - One fateful night he was involved in an accident that changed his life forever.
一天晚上，他不幸遭遇事故，从此改变了他的一生。 - Paris by night
夜巴黎 - She kissed him good night.
她亲吻他向他道晚安。 - The night fell quickly.
天黑得很快。 - They spent the night in Bristol.
他们在布里斯托尔过夜了。 - I'm taking the night train.
我要乘夜班火车。 - Where were you on the night of 10 January?
1月10日晚上你在哪里？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- tomorrow
- the next
- …
- have
- spend
- stay
- …
- come
- fall
- progress
- …
- air
- sky
- breeze
- …
- at night
- by night
- during the night
- …
- all night long
- at this time of night
- day and night
- …
- at night These animals only come out at night.
- the evening until you go to bed
晚上，夜晚（夜里就寝前的一段时间） - Let's go out on Saturday night.
我们星期六晚上出去吧。 - Bill's parents came for dinner last night.
昨天晚上，比尔的父母来吃晚饭了。 - She doesn't like to walk home late at night.
她不喜欢深夜步行回家。 - I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago).
前两天晚上我在城里见过她。 - I'm working late tomorrow night.
明晚我要工作到很晚。 - He had plans to spend a quiet night at home.
他计划在家静静地待一晚上。 - Some nights he comes home late.
有些晚上他回家很晚。 - There's late night shopping on Fridays.
星期五有深夜购物。
- a drunken night of partying
酩酊大醉的聚会之夜 - He spent another lonely night in front of the television.
他又孤独地在电视机前度过了一个晚上。 - Every night it's the same—dinner, TV, bed.
每天晚上都一样——晚餐、电视、床。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- tomorrow
- Friday
- …
- school
- at night
- by night
- on Friday, etc. night
- …
- Let's go out on Saturday night.
- an evening when a special event happens
（举行盛事的）夜晚；…之夜 - the first/opening night (= of a play, film, etc.)
首映／首演之夜 - the last night of the play's run
这部戏演出的最后一夜 - We’ll be up late on election night.
选举之夜我们会熬夜。 - a karaoke night
卡拉 OK 之夜 - an Irish/Scottish, etc. night (= with Irish/Scottish music, entertainment, etc.)
爱尔兰人/苏格兰人等。夜晚。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- opening
- last
- …
- make a night of it
- a night out
- the first/opening night (= of a play, film, etc.)
词源Old English neaht, niht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nacht and German Nacht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nox and Greek nux.
Idioms
dance the night away
- to dance for the whole evening or night
整夜（或通宵达旦）跳舞
have a good/bad night
- to sleep well/badly during the night
夜里睡得很好／很糟
have a night on the tiles
- (British English, informal) to stay out late enjoying yourself
深夜在外玩乐
in the dead of night
(British English also at dead of night)
- in the quietest part of the night
深夜；在夜晚万籁俱寂时 - I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
深夜我悄悄地从床上爬起来，蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。
- I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
it’ll be all right on the night
- (saying) used to say that a performance, an event, etc. will be successful even if the preparations for it have not gone well
（演出、活动等）到时候自会成功的；车到山前必有路
make a day/night of it
- (informal) to make a particular activity that you enjoy last for a whole day/evening instead of only part of it
晚上： 进行一项特别的活动，让您享受一整天/整个晚上的乐趣，而不仅仅是其中的一部分- We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it.
我们去河边吃了顿野餐，度过了愉快的一天。 - They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club.
他们打算痛痛快快地玩一晚上，就去了俱乐部。
- We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it.
the morning after (the night before)
- (humorous) the morning after an evening of drinking
整夜（或通宵达旦）跳舞 - Drink plenty of water the morning after the night before, and learn from experience.
前一天晚上后的早上多喝水，从经验中学习。
- Drink plenty of water the morning after the night before, and learn from experience.
morning, noon and night
- at all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that something happens very often or that it happens continuously)
从早到晚；一天到晚 - She talks about him morning, noon and night.
她整天把他挂在嘴边。 - The work continues morning, noon and night.
这项工作从早到晚持续进行。 - It's all she talks about, morning, noon and night.
她整天就是说这个。
- She talks about him morning, noon and night.
night and day
(also day and night)
- all the time; continuously
日日夜夜；夜以继日；连续不断 - The machines are kept running night and day.
这些机器夜以继日地运转着。 - The store is open day and night.
这家商店日夜营业。
- The machines are kept running night and day.
night night
- used especially by children or to children, to mean ‘goodnight’
（儿童用语或对儿童使用的语言）晚安 - ‘Night night, sleep tight!’
“宝宝睡觉觉，睡个好觉觉！”
- ‘Night night, sleep tight!’
a night out
- an evening that you spend enjoying yourself away from home
在外玩乐的夜晚 - They enjoy a night out occasionally.
他们偶尔出去玩上一个晚上。
- Fancy a night out?
想出去玩一个晚上吗？ - I was getting myself ready for a night out.
我正为晚上出去玩儿做准备呢。
- They enjoy a night out occasionally.
spend the night with somebody
- to stay with somebody for a night
在某人家里住一夜 - My daughter's spending the night with a friend.
我女儿要在一个朋友那里过夜。
- My daughter's spending the night with a friend.
- (also spend the night together)to stay with somebody for a night and have sex with them
和某人一起过夜并发生性关系
the still of the night
- (literary) the time during the night when it is quiet and calm
万籁俱寂的夜晚；夜阑人静
things that go bump in the night
- (informal, humorous) used to refer to ghosts and other supernatural things that cannot be explained
夜里奇异可怕的响声；鬼魂；超自然现象 - There are mysterious lights in the sky and things that go bump in the night.
天空中有神秘的光，晚上会有东西撞击。
- There are mysterious lights in the sky and things that go bump in the night.