| 单词 | midnight |
| 释义 | midnight (mɪdnaɪt ) 1. uncountable noun A2 Midnight is twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment. The entrance gates were locked at midnight. Synonyms: twelve o'clock, middle of the night, dead of night, twelve o'clock at night 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 Midnight is used to describe something which happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister. 3. to burn the midnight oil phrase If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work. Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article. Idioms: burn the midnight oil to stay awake very late at night in order to finish a piece of work Chris is burning the midnight oil trying to finish her article on Artificial Intelligence. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: midnight snack You can make anything you want, be it sweet or savoury, breakfast or lunch, brunch or a midnight snack. The Sun Unkind observers wondered whether he was saving it for a midnight snack. Times, Sunday Times This was probably just, like, a midnight snack. Times,Sunday Times If you're still peckish, stop by for afternoon tea or a cheeky midnight snack. Times, Sunday Times If you're going to have a midnight snack, choose it wisely so that it will make a difference to how you wake up in the morning. Times, Sunday Times His working hours, door to door, often stretched from 6.30am to half past midnight. Times, Sunday Times And his appetites did not interfere with his work: he was often at his desk at 7am and did not leave until past midnight. Times, Sunday Times My first quantitative analysis was passable only because a second-year stayed up with me past midnight correcting all my errors. Times, Sunday Times Even though it was past midnight, we phoned long distance to extend our call. Christianity Today If you're going to be up at 6am, why would you choose to sit around a table much past midnight? Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 午夜 Japanese: 真夜中 |
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