| 词组 | night |
| 释义 | night Night is the period during each twenty-four hours when it is dark. If something happens regularly during this period, you say that it happens at night. It hunts at night for insects, small reptiles and even baby birds. I used to lie awake at night watching the rain seep through the ceiling. A night is one of these periods of darkness. You usually refer to a particular period as the night. He was at the hotel and intended to spend the night there. Is that what you've come out here in the middle of the night to tell me? ◊ the previous night If you want to say that something happened during the night before the present day, you say that it happened in the night, during the night, or last night. I didn't hear Sheila in the night. I had the strangest dream last night. You can also say that a situation existed last night. I didn't manage to sleep much last night. Note that last night is also used to say that something happened during the previous evening. I met your husband last night. If you are talking about a day in the past and you want to say that something happened the night before that day, you say that it happened in the night, during the night, or the previous night. He had died in the night. There had been reports that a motorized division had crossed the border during the night. ...the hill they had climbed the previous night. ◊ exact times If you have mentioned an exact time and you want to make it clear that you are talking about the early part of the night rather than the morning, you add at night. This took place at eleven o'clock at night on our second day of travel. However, if you are talking about a time after midnight and you want to make it clear that you are talking about the night and not the afternoon, you say in the morning. It was five o'clock in the morning. |
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