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overnight

释义

overnight

adjectiveonly before noun

UK /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌnaɪt/

1
working, travelling, or happening during the night
an overnight stay
the overnight train/flight/ferry
Synonyms and related words
Happening at night and related to night
last thing (at night)
by night/day
nocturnal
2
happening after a very short time
an overnight success
Synonyms and related words
After another event or time
after
following
since

overnight

adjectiveonly before noun

US /ˈoʊvərˌnaɪt/

1
working, traveling, or happening during the night
an overnight stay
the overnight train/flight/ferry
Synonyms and related words
Happening at night and related to night
last thing (at night)
by night/day
nocturnal
2
happening after a very short time
an overnight success
Synonyms and related words
After another event or time
after
following
since

overnight

adverb

UK /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈnaɪt/

1
during the night, or from one evening until the next morning
We travelled overnight.
They stayed overnight at the hotel.
Soak the beans overnight in cold water.
Synonyms and related words
Happening at night and related to night
last thing (at night)
by night/day
nocturnal
2
in a very short time
Don’t expect to become famous overnight.
Synonyms and related words
Quickly
quickly
fast
rapid

overnight

adverb

US /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/

1
during the night, or from one evening until the next morning
We traveled overnight.
They stayed overnight at the hotel.
Soak the beans overnight in cold water.
Synonyms and related words
Happening at night and related to night
last thing (at night)
by night/day
nocturnal
2
in a very short time
Don’t expect to become famous overnight.
Synonyms and related words
Quickly
quickly
fast
rapid

overnight

verb intransitive

UK /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈnaɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	overnight
he/she/it	overnights
present participle	overnighting
past tense	overnighted
past participle	overnighted

1
to stay somewhere for the night
Synonyms and related words
To live, stay or work in a particular place
live
arrive
settle down
2
to get something delivered within a day (usually to a distant place) using a mail service
The cost of overnighting an item to the other side of the world might be much higher than the price of the item itself.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 10/10/2014
Open Dictionary - October2014

overnight

verb intransitive

US /ˈoʊvərˌnaɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	overnight
he/she/it	overnights
present participle	overnighting
past tense	overnighted
past participle	overnighted

1
to stay somewhere for the night
We overnight in Washington.
Synonyms and related words
To live, stay or work in a particular place
live
arrive
settle down
2
to get something delivered within a day (usually to a distant place) using a mail service
The cost of overnighting an item to the other side of the world might be much higher than the price of the item itself.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 10/10/2014
Open Dictionary - October2014

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