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单词 midday
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Definition of midday in English:

midday

noun mɪdˈdeɪˈmɪdˌdeɪ
  • The middle of the day; noon.

    he awoke at midday
    as modifier the midday sun
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For some, dinner is a midday snack, whereas for others it is a substantial evening meal.
    • Schools and businesses close at noon each day for two to three hours for a midday meal.
    • As midday came, crowds headed for the culinary delights whipped up by Liz Park and her catering team.
    • The mountains were suddenly bathed in a light far brighter than the midday sun.
    • After midday a perceptible rise in wind force was accompanied by an ominous whine.
    • It was also eaten throughout the year and often replaced bread at the midday meal or evening supper.
    • By midday, householders' concerns for their homes were subsiding as the rain stopped.
    • In both our replies England sagged like so much peach Melba left out in the midday Melbourne sun.
    • Most sun worshippers are aware that they should stay out of the midday sun to minimise the risk of sunburn.
    • Don't water plants in the heat of the midday sun: early morning or late evening is best.
    • Although it faces north, its length ensures it catches a good deal of the midday sun.
    • Late afternoons, even middays, can be productive.
    • We stand and watch in the heat of the midday sun, waiting for the chaos to subside.
    • Morning mists can further confuse the eye; the midday sun can dazzle it into submission.
    • Our Verona mobile home was fairly well shaded from the midday sun and of a modern, open studio style.
    • Every car on display was immaculately turned out and gleamed in the midday sunshine.
    • He pointed to the massive rock behind which I had been shading from the midday sun.
    • As the old ditty goes, it is only mad dogs and Englishmen who go out in the midday sun.
    • And as the empty tarmac streets melt in the midday sun, it appears only the flies are buzzing.
    • A good wide brim straw hat will go a far way to help block the scalding midday heat.
    Synonyms
    noon, twelve noon, twelve midday, twelve o'clock, high noon, noontide, noontime, noonday, twelve hundred, twelve hundred hours, one-two-double-O

Origin

Old English middæg (see mid-, day).

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea
 
 

Definition of midday in US English:

midday

nounˈmidˌdāˈmɪdˌdeɪ
  • The middle of the day; noon.

    he awoke at midday
    as modifier the midday sun
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He pointed to the massive rock behind which I had been shading from the midday sun.
    • Morning mists can further confuse the eye; the midday sun can dazzle it into submission.
    • Late afternoons, even middays, can be productive.
    • Don't water plants in the heat of the midday sun: early morning or late evening is best.
    • Every car on display was immaculately turned out and gleamed in the midday sunshine.
    • The mountains were suddenly bathed in a light far brighter than the midday sun.
    • Our Verona mobile home was fairly well shaded from the midday sun and of a modern, open studio style.
    • As the old ditty goes, it is only mad dogs and Englishmen who go out in the midday sun.
    • In both our replies England sagged like so much peach Melba left out in the midday Melbourne sun.
    • We stand and watch in the heat of the midday sun, waiting for the chaos to subside.
    • It was also eaten throughout the year and often replaced bread at the midday meal or evening supper.
    • As midday came, crowds headed for the culinary delights whipped up by Liz Park and her catering team.
    • For some, dinner is a midday snack, whereas for others it is a substantial evening meal.
    • Schools and businesses close at noon each day for two to three hours for a midday meal.
    • Although it faces north, its length ensures it catches a good deal of the midday sun.
    • Most sun worshippers are aware that they should stay out of the midday sun to minimise the risk of sunburn.
    • A good wide brim straw hat will go a far way to help block the scalding midday heat.
    • And as the empty tarmac streets melt in the midday sun, it appears only the flies are buzzing.
    • By midday, householders' concerns for their homes were subsiding as the rain stopped.
    • After midday a perceptible rise in wind force was accompanied by an ominous whine.
    Synonyms
    noon, twelve noon, twelve midday, twelve o'clock, high noon, noontide, noontime, noonday, twelve hundred, twelve hundred hours, one-two-double-o

Origin

Old English middæg (see mid-, day).

 
 
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