midnight

英 [ˈmɪdnaɪt]

美 [ˈmɪdnaɪt]

n.  午夜; 子夜

复数：midnights　

高考CET4CET6IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3635 / COCA.3461

习惯用语

n.

burn the midnight oil
• 挑灯夜战；熬夜
  to study or work until late at night
do a moonlight/midnight flit
• （通常为了躲债）夜间偷偷逃走
  to leave a place suddenly and secretly at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to sb

牛津词典

noun

• 午夜；子夜
  12 o'clock at night
• 午夜；子夜
  12 o'clock at night

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 子夜;午夜;半夜
  Midnightis twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.
  1. It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment...
     安妮回到寓所的时候早就过了午夜。
  2. The entrance gates were locked at midnight.
     大门午夜时上锁。
• ADJ 半夜的;午夜的;子夜的
  Midnightis used to describe something which happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night.
  1. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline...
     想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
  2. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister.
     我和姐姐的确在半夜大吃了一顿。
• PHRASE 开夜车;挑灯夜战;工作(或读书)至深夜
  If someoneis burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
  1. Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article.
     克里斯为了写完文章挑灯夜战，现在已经睡着了。

英英释义

noun

• 12 o'clock at night
  1. young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight

双语例句

• At midnight he awoke and listened to the radio for a few minutes
  他半夜醒来，听了一会儿收音机。
• At midnight, the German flag will be raised over the Reichstag.
  半夜时，德国国旗将在德国国会大厦升起。
• It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline
  想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
• All through yesterday crowds have been arriving and by midnight thousands of people packed the square.
  昨天陆续有大批人到来，午夜时有几千人聚集在广场上。
• My friend and I returned to town by the midnight express.
  我和我朋友乘午夜的快车回城。
• Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight
  客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。
• Thank you Lionel, for singing that for us. Well, we'd better tell you what's on the show between nine and midnight
  谢谢你的歌声，莱昂内尔。好了，我们来看看从9点到午夜都播出什么节目。
• Some time after midnight, he retired to bed.
  午夜过后，他上床就寝。
• It was past midnight
  午夜已过。
• We talked until midnight and then separated.
  我们一直谈到深夜，然后才分手。