1N-VAR 夜间;夜晚 The night is the part of each day when the sun has set and it is dark outside, especially the time when people are sleeping. 夜间;夜晚
He didn't sleep a wink all night.
他一夜没合眼。
The fighting began in the late afternoon and continued all night.
战斗在傍晚时分打响,持续了一夜。
Our reporter spent the night crossing the border from Austria into Slovenia.
我们的记者用了一夜时间,穿过奥地利边境进入斯洛文尼亚。
Finally night fell.
夜幕终于降临了。
2N-COUNT 晚间,晚上(尤指睡觉前放松的时间) The night is the period of time between the end of the afternoon and the time that you go to bed, especially the time when you relax before going to bed. 晚间,晚上(尤指睡觉前放松的时间)
So whose party was it last night?.
那么,昨晚的聚会是谁办的?
Demiris took Catherine to dinner the following night.
第二天晚上,德米里斯请凯瑟琳共进晚餐。
3N-COUNT (演出等的)夜场,夜间活动,…之夜 A particular night is a particular evening when a special event takes place, such as a show or a play. (演出等的)夜场,夜间活动,…之夜
The first night crowd packed the building.
第一个夜场演出爆满。
...election night.
选举之夜
4PHRASE 晚间;晚上 If it is a particular time at night, it is during the time when it is dark and is before midnight. 晚间;晚上
It's eleven o'clock at night in Moscow.
现在是莫斯科晚间11点。
He works obsessively from 7.15 am to 9 or 10 at night.
他工作极为投入,会从早上七点一刻一直干到晚上九十点。
5PHRASE 在晚间;在夜里 If something happens at night, it happens regularly during the evening or night. 在晚间;在夜里
He was going to college at night, in order to become an accountant.
为了成为会计师,他上夜校学习。
The veranda was equipped with heavy wooden rain doors that were kept closed at night.
阳台装有厚重的木制防雨门,夜里是关着的。
6PHRASE 昼夜不断;夜以继日 If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping. 昼夜不断;夜以继日
Dozens of doctors and nurses have been working day and night for weeks.
很多医生和护士已经夜以继日地工作数周了。
He was at my door night and day, demanding my attention.
他日日夜夜呆在我门口,想引起我的注意。
7PHRASE 睡得早/睡得晚 If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late. 睡得早/睡得晚
I've had a hell of a day, and all I want is an early night.
这一天糟透了,我就想早点上床睡觉。
In spite of the travelling and the late night, she did not feel tired.