night

night

英 [naɪt]
　　美 [naɪt]

n. 夜晚，晚上；黑暗，黑夜
　　adj. 夜晚的，夜間的

n.(名詞)night意為“夜晚”,所指的時間一般從下午6點到第二天上午6點,也可指從日落到日出這段時間,還可指從夜間睡下到次日起床這段時間。night是抽象名詞,故其前通常不加the,但特指時則要加the。在美式英語中其復數nights可用作狀語,意思是“每夜”。night引申可指“黑暗時期,令人悲傷痛苦的經歷”。

中文詞源：

night 夜晚

來自PIE*nekwt,夜晚，詞源同nocturnal,equinox.

例句：

1. Two men were helping police with their inquiries at Salisbury last night.
兩名男子昨天夜裡在索爾茲伯裡接受瞭警方盤問。

2. That was the first time Elliot stayed out all night.
那是埃利奧特第一次徹夜未歸。

3. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
昨晚他被單獨監禁在道格拉斯的監獄裡。

4. Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here.
昨晚我們套上馬車，拉著東西搬到瞭這裡。

5. I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night.
我建議大傢撿足夠多的木柴來撐過這一晚。