单词 | nightly |
释义 | nightly (once / 1205 pages) adjadv Nightly things happen on a regular basis, every single night. Your nightly exercise routine and sponge bath are good examples of this. You can use nightly as an adjective or adverb, to describe something that occurs every night. The sun sets nightly, and most people eat dinner nightly and climb into bed nightly. Your exercise regimen might include nightly sit ups, and your dog may require nightly walks around the block. The Old English root of nightly is niht, which means both "night" and "darkness." WORD FAMILYnight: midnight, nightly, nights, overnight+/midnight: midnights/overnight: overnighter, overnights/overnighter: overnighters USAGE EXAMPLESNightly visions appear to us in the form of bold, 72-point type headlines. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The nightly price drops from $2,000 to $1,200. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The Wizards’ signature, he believed, would be a crew that shuts down opponents on a nightly basis. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj happening every night nightly television now goes on until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. Syn periodic, periodical happening or recurring at regular intervals 2adv at the end of each day she checks on her roses nightly Syn every night |
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