midnight

noun

/ˈmɪdnaɪt/

[uncountable]Idioms

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12 o’clock at night
- She heard the clock strike midnight.
- at midnight They had to leave at midnight.
- At/on the stroke of midnight fireworks lit up the sky.
- We have to catch the midnight train.
- Let’s have a midnight feast tonight (= a secret meal that children like to have in the middle of the night).
- They whiled away the midnight hours playing cards.
Extra Examples
- Downstairs in the hall, midnight struck.
- It was approaching midnight when I finally reached home.
- The law comes into effect on the stroke of midnight tomorrow.
- The ship set sail shortly after midnight.
- Let's go to a midnight movie.
- Voting closes at midnight.
Topics Timea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + midnight
- chime
- strike
midnight + verb
- strike
- approach
- come
- …
midnight + noun
- feast
- snack
- black
- …
preposition
- approaching midnight
- around midnight
- near midnight
- …
phrases
- at the stroke of midnight
See full entry
(especially North American English)
(also midnight blue British and North American English)
a very dark blue colour

Word OriginOld English midniht (see mid-, night).

Idioms

burn the midnight oil

to study or work until late at night

do a (moonlight/midnight) flit

(British English, informal) to leave a place suddenly and secretly, especially at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to somebody

单词	midnight
释义	midnight noun /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results 12 o’clock at night She heard the clock strike midnight. at midnight They had to leave at midnight. At/on the stroke of midnight fireworks lit up the sky. We have to catch the midnight train. Let’s have a midnight feast tonight (= a secret meal that children like to have in the middle of the night). They whiled away the midnight hours playing cards. Extra Examples Downstairs in the hall, midnight struck. It was approaching midnight when I finally reached home. The law comes into effect on the stroke of midnight tomorrow. The ship set sail shortly after midnight. Let's go to a midnight movie. Voting closes at midnight. Topics Timea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + midnight chime strike midnight + verb strike approach come … midnight + noun feast snack black … preposition approaching midnight around midnight near midnight … phrases at the stroke of midnight See full entry (especially North American English) (also midnight blue British and North American English) a very dark blue colour Word OriginOld English midniht (see mid-, night). Idioms burn the midnight oil to study or work until late at night do a (moonlight/midnight) flit (British English, informal) to leave a place suddenly and secretly, especially at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to somebody
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