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night

noun
 
🔊/naɪt/
🔊/naɪt/
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  1.  
     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?您的宝宝还在夜里醒吗？
    • She woke up in the middle of the night.她在半夜醒来。
    • 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.她整夜不眠地折腾着。
    • 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，到处都是星星。
    • Night fell (= it became dark).夜幕降临。🔊🔊
    see also nights
    Homophones knight | nightknight   night
    🔊/naɪt/
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    • knight noun
      • The story tells of a knight who leaves the castle to fight a dragon.故事讲述了一个骑士离开城堡与龙搏斗。
    • night noun
      • At night you can see thousands of stars.到了晚上，您可以看到数千颗星星。
    Extra Examples
    • 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.他整夜不眠，担心钱。
    • 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.我正在乘夜火车。
    • Where were you on the night of 10 January?1月10日晚上您在哪里？
    Topics Timea1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • last
    • tomorrow
    • the next
    • …
    verb + night
    • have
    • spend
    • stay
    • …
    night + verb
    • come
    • fall
    • progress
    • …
    night + noun
    • air
    • sky
    • breeze
    • …
    preposition
    • at night
    • by night
    • during the night
    • …
    phrases
    • all night long
    • at this time of night
    • day and night
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     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.一些晚上，他迟到了。
    • There's late night shopping on Fridays.星期五有深夜购物。
    see also early night, goodnight, late night
    Extra Examples
    • 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，电视和床。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • last
    • tomorrow
    • Friday
    • …
    night + noun
    • school
    preposition
    • at night
    • by night
    • on Friday, etc. night
    • …
    See full entry
  3. 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.我们在选举之夜很晚。
    • a karaoke night卡拉 OK 之夜
    • an Irish/Scottish, etc. night (= with Irish/Scottish music, entertainment, etc.)爱尔兰/苏格兰等夜晚
    see also stag night
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • opening
    • last
    • …
    phrases
    • make a night of it
    • a night out
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginOld 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
  1. to dance for the whole evening or night整夜（或通宵达旦）跳舞
have a good/bad night
  1. to sleep well/badly during the night夜里睡得很好／很糟
have a night on the tiles
  1. (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)
  1. 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。🔊🔊
it’ll be all right on the night
  1. (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Topics Successc2
make a day/night of it
  1. (informal) to make a particular activity that you enjoy last for a whole day/evening instead of only part of it
    • We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it.我们在河上野餐午餐，做了一天。
    • 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。
the morning after (the night before)
  1. (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.前一天晚上的第二天早上喝大量的水，然后从经验中学习。
morning, noon and night
  1. 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。
    Topics Timec2
night and day
(also day and night)
  1. 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.商店白天和晚上都营业。
night night
  1. 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！”🔊🔊
a night out
  1. 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
spend the night with somebody
  1. 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。🔊🔊
  2. (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
  1. (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
  1. (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.天空中充满了神秘的灯光，夜晚时分突然闪闪发光。