daylight

day·light

D0046400 (dā′līt′)n.1. The light of day; sunlight.2. a. Dawn: at work before daylight.b. Daytime.3. Exposure to public notice: corrupt business practices that were finally brought to daylight.4. Understanding or insight into what was formerly obscure: new evidence that gave the researchers some daylight into the matter.5. Sports An opening, as between defensive players, especially one providing an opportunity for action: The running back found some daylight and gained six yards. 6. daylights Slang One's wits: "His adventurism had scared the daylights out of them" (Frederick Forsyth).Idiom: see daylight To make sufficient progress so that completion of a project seems possible.

daylight

(ˈdeɪˌlaɪt) n1. a. light from the sunb. (as modifier): daylight film. 2. the period when it is light; daytime3. daybreak4. see daylight a. to understand something previously obscureb. to realize that the end of a difficult task is approaching

day•light

(ˈdeɪˌlaɪt)

n., adj., v. -light•ed -lit, -light•ing. n. 1. the period of light during a day. 2. public awareness. 3. daytime. 4. daybreak; dawn. 5. a space between any two parts that should be close together: I can see daylight between the curtains. 6. daylights, wits; sanity: to scare the daylights out of someone. adj. 7. done, used, or taking place in daylight: the daylight shooting on a film. v.t. 8. to expose to daylight by the removal of obstructions: a railway tunnel daylighted by blasting the enclosing rock. [1175–1225]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	daylight - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"daytime, dayperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"forenoon, morn, morning, morning time - the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands"afternoon - the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"midafternoon - the middle part of the afternooneven, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
	2.	daylight - light during the daytimelight, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

daylight

noun1. sunlight, sunshine, light of day, natural light Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.2. daytime, broad daylight, daylight hours It was still daylight but many cars had their headlamps on.3. dawn, dawning, sunrise, aurora (poetic), daybreak, crack of dawn, sunup, cockcrow, dayspring (poetic) He returned shortly after daylight.in broad daylight in public, in full view, in the light of day The murder happened in broad daylight.scare the living daylights out of someone terrify, shock, frighten, scare, appal, horrify, intimidate, dismay, petrify, terrorize, scare to death, put the fear of God into, make your hair stand on end, fill with terror, make your flesh creep, make your blood run cold, scare the bejesus out of (informal), frighten out of your wits This film scared the living daylights out of me.

Translations

白天白昼黎明

day

(dei) noun1. the period from sunrise to sunset. She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold. 白晝 白昼2. a part of this period eg that part spent at work. How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day. 白天(指工作時間) 白天（指工作时间） 3. the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next. How many days are in the month of September? 一天 一天4. (often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone). in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power. 日子，時代 日子，时代 ˈdaybreak noun dawn; the first appearance of light. We left at daybreak. 黎明 黎明ˈday-dream noun a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake. 白日夢，幻想 白日做梦，幻想 verbShe often day-dreams. 幻想，空想，做白日夢 幻想，空想 ˈdaylight noun1. (also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun. daylight hours. 白晝，白天 白昼，白天 2. dawn. To get there on time we must leave before daylight. 黎明 黎明day school a school whose pupils attend only during the day and live at home. 日校(不提供學生寄宿的一般學校) 走读学校，日校，无宿舍学校 ˈdaytime noun the time when it is day. 白天，日間 白天，日间 call it a day to bring (something) to an end; to stop (eg working). I'm so tired that I'll have to call it a day. 結束今天的工作，今天到此為止 收工，今天到此为之 day by day every day. He's getting better day by day. 每天 每天day in, day outinmake someone's day to make someone very happy. That baby's smile made my day. 使...快活 使...快活one day1. at some time in the future. He hopes to go to America one day. (將來的)某一天 （将来的）某一天 2. on a day in the past. I saw him one day last week. (過去的)某一天 （过去的）某一天 some day at some time in the future. She hopes to get married some day. (將來)總有一天 （将来）总有一天 the other day not long ago. I saw Mr Smith the other day. (在不久前)某天 （在不久前）某天