daylight
noun /ˈdeɪlaɪt/
/ˈdeɪlaɪt/
[uncountable]Idioms - the light that comes from the sun during the day
日光 - They emerged from the church into the bright daylight.
他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。 - The street looks very different in daylight.
大街在白天看来大不一样。 - They left before daylight (= before the sun had risen).
他们天亮前就走了。 - The bridge would be a prime target for enemy aircraft during daylight hours.
这座桥将是白天敌机的主要目标。
Wordfinder- daylight
- eclipse
- equinox
- ray
- rise
- solar
- solstice
- the sun
- twilight
- the universe
Topics Timeb1- By daylight the fire was almost under control.
到天亮时，火势基本被控制住了。 - He drew back the curtains and the daylight flooded in.
他拉开窗帘，阳光照了进来。 - He was robbed in broad daylight.
他在光天化日之下被抢了。 - I can see better in daylight.
白天我看得比较清楚。 - I prefer to work in natural daylight.
我喜欢在自然光线下工作。 - She went back out into the daylight.
她重又走回到阳光下。 - The daylight penetrated to the far corners of the room.
阳光透进房间，连远处的角落都能照到。 - The evening turned cool as daylight faded.
傍晚的天气随着日光渐弱转凉了。 - The machines roar incessantly during the hours of daylight.
机器在白天隆隆地响个不停。 - The prisoners emerged blinking into the daylight.
囚犯们眯着眼睛走进明亮的日光中。 - The public has access during daylight hours.
日间公众可以进入。 - The shutters were closed to keep out the daylight.
百叶窗关着，遮住了阳光。 - The thin curtains let in the daylight.
阳光透过薄薄的窗帘照了进来。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- full
- bright
- …
- let in
- keep out
- shut out
- …
- filter through something
- flood in
- penetrate (something)
- …
- hours
- before daylight
- by daylight
- in daylight
- …
- the hours of daylight
- They emerged from the church into the bright daylight.
Idioms
(in) broad daylight
- (in) the clear light of day, when it is easy to see
光天化日（之下） - The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
抢劫就发生在光天化日之下的一条熙熙攘攘的街道上。
- The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
daylight robbery
(also highway robbery especially in North American English)
- (informal) the fact of somebody charging too much money for something
漫天要价；敲竹杠 - You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.
他们的要价有一些你都不会相信，简直就是在光天化日之下抢劫呀！
- You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.