8PHRASE (在战斗、辩论或体育竞赛中)获胜,取胜 If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition. (在战斗、辩论或体育竞赛中)获胜,取胜 [journalism]
For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day.
眼下似乎是自由主义者占据了上风。
9PHRASE 已过全盛时期;风光不再;不再流行 If you say that something has had its day, you mean that the period during which it was most successful or popular has now passed. 已过全盛时期;风光不再;不再流行
Beat music may finally have had its day.
强节奏摇滚乐的黄金时期或许已经终结。
Interior decoration by careful coordination seems to have had its day.
精心搭配的室内装饰似乎已不再受欢迎了。
10PHRASE 使…非常高兴 If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy. 使…非常高兴 [informal]
Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day.
来吧,比尔。给汤姆寄张卡片让他高兴高兴吧。
It was a joy to see. It really made my day.
这太有趣了,真的把我高兴坏了。
11PHRASE 日日夜夜;夜以继日 If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping. 日日夜夜;夜以继日
Chantal kept a fire burning night and day.
尚塔尔让一堆火日夜不熄地一直燃着。
He would have a nurse in constant attendance day and night.
会有一位护士日夜不间断地陪护着他。
SYN constantly, all the time, continually, nonstop
12PHRASE 将来有一天;总有一天;有朝一日One day or some day or one of these days means at some time in the future. 将来有一天;总有一天;有朝一日
I too dreamed of living in London one day.
我也梦想过将来有一天能住在伦敦。
I hope some day you will find the woman who will make you happy.
我希望有一天你能找到一个会让你幸福的女人。
One of these days we will get lucky.
总有一天我们会走运的。
13PHRASE 几天前;前两天 If you say that something happened the other day, you mean that it happened a few days ago. 几天前;前两天
I phoned your office the other day.
几天前我给你的办公室打过电话。
We had lunch the other day at our favorite restaurant.
前两天我们在最喜欢的餐馆吃了午饭。
14PHRASE 挽回局面;扭转败局;转危为安;反败为胜 If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful. 挽回局面;扭转败局;转危为安;反败为胜
...this story about how he saved the day at his daughter's birthday party.
这个关于他如何在女儿的生日聚会上成功挽回局面的故事
A last moment election can save the day.
最后一刻举行选举可能会反败为胜。
15PHRASE 每天;天天;逐日 If something happens from day to day or day by day, it happens each day. 每天;天天;逐日
Your needs can differ from day to day.
你的需要每天可能都会不同。
I live for the moment, day by day, not for the past.
我活在当下,过一天算一天,而不是活在过去。
16PHRASE 正好;恰好;一天不差 If it is a month or a year to the day since a particular thing happened, it is exactly a month or a year since it happened. 正好;恰好;一天不差
It was January 19, a year to the day since he had arrived in Singapore.
那天是 1月 19 号,他到新加坡正好一年的日子。
Twenty-five years ago, to the day, England reached the sport's pinnacle by winning the World Cup.
恰好是在 25 年前的今天,英格兰队在世界杯上夺冠,到达了足球运动的巅峰。
17PHRASE 至今;直到现在To this day means up until and including the present time. 至今;直到现在
To this day young Zulu boys practise fighting.
直到现在年轻的祖鲁男孩还练习格斗。
18PHRASE 获胜/失败 If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated. 获胜/失败 [mainly journalism]
His determination and refusal to back down had won the day.
他的坚定和拒不退让使他赢得了胜利。
Few in Westminster doubt that the government will win the day.
在英国议会中,几乎没有人对政府将会获胜存有怀疑。
19PHRASE (困难的任务)日常工作一部分的,常有的,难免的 If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult, because it is part of their job or because they often do it. (困难的任务)日常工作一部分的,常有的,难免的
For war reporters, dodging snipers' bullets is all in a day's work. [+ for]
对于战地记者来说,躲避狙击手的子弹是家常便饭。
I said: 'How can I ever thank you?' but he waved the question aside. 'It's all in a day's work.'
我说:“我该怎么感谢你才好呢?”但他却没把这当回事,只是说:“这是我该做的。”
20 your day in court→see: court it's early days→see: early at the end of the day→see: end late in the day→see: late to the light of day→see: light someone's days are numbered→see: number the good old days→see: old to pass the time of day→see: time
1period of 24 hours一天ADJECTIVE | DAY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤the following, (the) next第二天▸➤the previous前一天▸➤the other前幾天◇I was in your area the other day (= recently).前幾天我在你們那兒。➤one, some某一天;將來有一天◇I hope we meet again some day.希望我們將來有一天再見面。➤the very就在那一天◇It happened on the very day (= the same day) that Kemp was murdered.事情就發生在肯普被謀殺的那一天。◇The letter arrived the very next day.信就在第二天到了。➤auspicious, big, eventful, historic, memorable, red-letter, special吉日;重大的日子;不平凡的一天;具有歷史意義的一天;值得紀念的一天;喜慶的日子;特別的一天➤field大幹一番的機會◇The tabloid press had a field day with the latest government scandal.小報利用最近的政府醜聞大做文章。➤normal, ordinary普通的一天▸➤fateful, sad決定命運的一天;悲傷的日子◇those killed in the hail of bullets fired on that fateful day那個災難性的日子裏在槍林彈雨中喪命的人們➤Christmas, Independence, Mother's, Thanksgiving, etc.聖誕節、獨立日、母親節、感恩節等▸➤feast, holy宗教節日▸➤election, market, opening, pay, polling, visiting, wedding大選日;集市日;開幕日;工資發放日;投票日;訪問日;結婚日▸➤sports (BrE) (學校的)運動會日▸➤game, match (especially BrE) 比賽日▸➤rest, school, study, training休息日;學校上課日;學習日;訓練日◇the pattern of the school day典型的學校上課日DAY + VERB➤pass時光流逝◇He thought of her less as the days passed.隨着時間的流逝,他對她的思念越來越少。➤come一天到來◇When that day comes, I plan to be far away.那一天到來的時候,我打算遠走高飛。PREPOSITION➤by the day按日◇He's getting stronger by the day.他一天比一天強壯。➤for a/the day為時⋯天◇They stayed for ten days.他們待了 10 天。➤in a/the day在⋯天之內◇We hope to finish the job in a few days.我們希望在幾天的時間裏完成這項工作。➤on the day (of)在⋯之日◇On the day of his wedding he was very nervous.結婚那天他非常緊張。➤day of⋯的日子◇It was the day of the big game.那是大賽之日。PHRASES➤day by day一天天◇Morale was sinking day by day.士氣一天天消沉下去。day
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2time between sunrise and sunset白天ADJECTIVE | VERB + DAY | DAY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤beautiful, bright, fine, glorious, hot, nice, sunny, warm美好的一天;晴朗的一天;好天氣的日子;風和日麗的一天;炎熱的一天;陽光明媚的一天;暖和天▸➤cloudy, cold, grey/gray, rainy, windy多雲天;冷天;陰天;下雨天;颳風天▸➤autumn, fall, spring, summer, summer's, winter, winter's秋日;春日;夏日;冬日◇a fine summer's day晴朗的夏日➤fun, good, great, happy, lovely, perfect, wonderful愉快的一天;快活的一天;幸福的一天;快樂的一天◇Memories of happy days on the hills never fade.在山上的那些幸福日子的回憶永遠不會淡忘。➤bad, terrible倒霉的/糟糕的一天◇On a bad day chaos reigns and nobody can predict when a plane will leave.那天很倒霉,到處一片混亂,沒人能預測飛機什麼時候起飛。◇It's been one of the worst days of my life.那是我一生中最糟糕的日子之一。➤full整整一天◇I knew I had a full day's driving ahead of me.我知道我要開整整一天的車。VERB + DAY➤spend度過一天◇We spent the day gardening.我們幹了一天的園藝活。➤start開始一天◇Be sure to start the day with a good breakfast.每天的早飯一定要吃好。➤see親眼看到一天◇I never thought I would see the day when free elections would be held in this country.我從沒想過我能親眼看到國家自由選舉的這一天。DAY + VERB➤break, dawn天亮◇As day dawned I found her already hard at work.天亮時,我發現她已在辛勤工作了。➤go過日子◇How did your day go?你的日子過得怎麼樣?PREPOSITION➤by day在白天◇We preferred to travel at night and rest by day.我們寧可夜裏趕路,白天休息。➤during the day在一天的時間裏➤for a/the day度過白天◇We went to the beach for the day.我們去海邊待了一天。PHRASES➤all day (long)整天▸➤at the end of the day到頭來▸➤day and night日日夜夜▸➤one of those days倒霉的日子◇It's been one of those days when everything's gone wrong.那天真倒霉,一切都亂了套。day
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3hours of the day when you work工作日ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤work(usually workday) (NAmE) , working (BrE) 工作日▸➤bad, busy, hard, long, tiring倒霉的/忙碌的/辛苦的/漫長的/勞累的一天◇a hard day at the office辦公室裏勞累的一天➤good, quiet, slow順利的/安靜的/無聊的一天▸➤7-hour, 8-hour, etc. * 7 小時、8 小時等工作日◇I do a 9-hour day.我每天工作 9 小時。➤half半天▸➤sick病假◇I am entitled to ten paid sick days a year.我每年可享受 10 天帶薪病假。➤vacation (NAmE) 假日PHRASES➤a good day's work足足一天的工作day
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4(often days) particular period of time時期ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤early, former, old, olden早期;以前;舊時◇in the early days of television剛有電視的那些日子➤school, student, young求學/學生/青年時代◇in his younger days他年輕的時候➤glory, golden, happy, heady光榮時代;黃金時代;幸福時光;令人陶醉的時光◇the heady days of the 'swinging sixties'“多姿多彩的 60 年代”那些令人熱血沸騰的時光➤dark暗淡日子◇the dark days of recession經濟衰退時那些灰暗的日子➤playing運動生涯◇Some players go into management once their playing days are over.一些運動員在結束運動生涯後從事管理工作。PREPOSITION➤in sb's day在某人的時代◇Things were very different in my grandfather's day.祖父的那個年代情況大不一樣。➤of the day當時◇the government of the day當時的政府➤since the days of自⋯時以來◇Much has changed since the days of my youth.和我年輕時相比已經有了很大變化。PHRASES➤gone are the days when...⋯的日子一去不復返◇Gone are the days when you could smoke in restaurants.能在餐廳吸煙的日子一去不復返了。➤the bad old days, the good old days過去的糟糕日子/好時光◇That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.那是在惡性通貨膨脹的苦日子裏。➤in this day and age在當今時代➤in those days在那時候▸➤the present day今天這個時代◇a study of drama from Ibsen to the present day從易卜生到現今的戲劇研究➤these days現在◇Kids grow up so quickly these days.現在的孩子長得真快。➤those were the days (used to suggest that a time in the past was better than now)那才叫好日子
day noun ⇨day (Did you have a good day?)⇨period (in Queen Victoria's day)⇨in sb's day⇨life2⇨the old days⇨past⇨make sb's day⇨pleaseverbday
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day ♦︎ morning ♦︎ afternoon ♦︎ noon ♦︎ midday ♦︎ daytimeThese are all words for times of the day when it is not dark.这些词均表示一天中夜晚以外的时间。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in / during the day / morning / afternoon / daytime◆at / around noon / midday◆(on) Monday / Tuesday, etc. morning / afternoon◆this / tomorrow / yesterday morning / afternoon◆noon / midday tomorrow / yesterday◆all / every / each / day / morning / afternoon◆a beautiful / hot / nice / warm / cold day / morning / afternoon◆Good morning / afternoon!◆to spend the day / morning / afternoon doing sth■day [uncountable, countable] the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it gets dark in the evening; the time when you are awake, working, etc.白昼;白天◆I could sit and watch the river all day long.我能坐在那里一整天看着那条河。◆Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night.夜行动物白天睡觉晚上猎食。◆The short winter days prevented them from finishing all the work.冬天白昼短,他们没能把工作做完。◆What a beautiful day!多么美好的一天啊!◆It's been a long day(= I've been very busy).忙了一整天了。◆Did you have a good day?你这一天过得顺利吗?◆She didn't do a full day's work.她并不是整天都在工作。◆ (BrE) a seven-hour working day七小时工作日OPPnight ⇨ night1■morning [uncountable, countable] the early part of the day from the time when people wake up until 12 midday or before lunch早上;上午◆They left early in the morning.他们在清晨离开了。◆He's been in a meeting all morning.他一上午都在开会。◆Our group meets on Friday mornings.我们小组成员每周五上午碰面。◆It was a beautiful morning, with not a cloud in the sky.那是个美好的早晨,晴空万里。OPPafternoon, evening,night ⇨ night2■afternoon [uncountable, countable] the part of the day from 12 midday until about 6 o'clock下午;午后◆In the afternoon they went shopping.下午他们购物去了。◆Come over on Sunday afternoon.星期天下午过来吧。◆She studies art two afternoons a week.她每周花两个下午学习艺术。◆We spent a long lazy afternoon by the river.我们在河边懒洋洋地待了一下午。OPPmorning■noon [uncountable] 12 o'clock in the middle of the day中午;正午◆The conference opens at 12 noon on Saturday.会议于星期六中午12点开幕。◆I'm leaving on the noon train.我坐中午的火车走。■midday [uncountable] noon; the period around noon中午;正午时分◆The rain will continue until around midday tomorrow.雨会一直下到明天中午前后。◆Most people here eat their midday meal in the canteen.这里的人大部分都在食堂里吃午餐。◆They rode on through the heat of the midday sun.他们顶着中午的炎炎烈日继续骑车前行。OPPmidnight ⇨ night1■daytime ˈdeɪtaɪm [uncountable] the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it gets dark in the evening; the time during the day when a lot of people usually work白天;白昼;日间◆You don't often see this bird in the daytime.这种鸟白天不常见。◆Daytime temperatures never fell below 80°F.白天的气温从未低于80华氏度。◆Please give your name, address and daytime phone number.请留下姓名、地址和日间联系电话。OPPnight-time ⇨ night1NOTE辨析 Day or daytime?A day can either be seen as a completed whole, or as a period of time that is continuing; daytime is a period of time that is continuing, never a completed whole. * day既可看作一整天,也可看作持续的一段时间;daytime表示持续的一段时间,却不表示一整天◆during the day / daytime在白天◆I've been busy all day.我整天都在忙。◆I've been busy all daytime.◆Did you have a good day?你这一天过得顺利吗?◆Did you have a good daytime?Daytime is used especially in compounds. * daytime尤用于构成复合词◆daytime phone number / television / temperatures日间联系电话/电视节目/气温◆day phone number/television/temperatures