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单词 night
释义 night

night /naɪt/

exclamation INFORMAL
F0 a friendly way of saying goodbye when you leave someone in the evening or before going to bed or to sleep: » Night, darling! Sleep well! COMPARE GOOD NIGHT(Cf. ↑good night)
noun (EVENING)
1
A1 [C or U] the period of time between the late afternoon and going to bed; the evening:
» Shall we go dancing on Saturday night?» We've been out every night this week.» She's a singer in a bar by night and a secretary by day.Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of day
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F0 [S] the evening on which a special event happens:
» When's the last night of your show?» The first/opening night of her new film was a great success.Thesaurus+: ↑Spectacles and performancesThesaurus+: ↑Celebrations, parties and special occasions , ↑Specific holidays and festivals
night-night CHILD'S EXPRESSION
3
F0 used as another way of saying good night, usually by or to children
Thesaurus+: ↑Meeting people , ↑Official meetings
the other night
4
F0 on one evening recently:
» I saw Naomi at the club the other night.Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of day
a night out
5
F0 an evening spent at a restaurant, theatre, etc. rather than staying at home:
» Let's have a night out together on Saturday - we could go dancing.Thesaurus+: ↑Celebrations, parties and special occasions , ↑Specific holidays and festivals
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Extra Examples:» She comperes that awful game show on Saturday night.» It was lovely to see your mum and dad at the school concert last night.» I've been out every night this week.» They did a charity performance on the first night, to raise money for AIDS research.» I loved that dress you had on last night.
noun [C or U] (DARK PERIOD)
A1 the part of every 24-hour period when it is dark because there is very little light from the sun: » It gets cold at night.» I slept really badly last night.» I spent the night at Ted's.» He took the night ferry/train.Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of dayWord Builder:Nouns: night, midnightAdverbs: overnight, nightly
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Extra Examples:» The snow came down during the night.» I'm not feeling very alert today - not enough sleep last night!» They work during the night and sleep by day.» We were woken in the night by the wail of ambulance sirens.» Get a good night's sleep and you'll feel better able to cope.
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