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单词 overnight
释义 overnight
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English over night, from over (II) + night, n.
1.
 a. : in the evening before
  < trying to tell a good story he heard overnight — O.S.J.Gogarty >
 b. : in the interval between two days
  < allowing the coarser particles to settle out … overnightJournal of Infectious Diseases >
 c. : during the night : till the following morning
  < stayed with friends overnight >
2. : with great or extreme speed or suddenness : very quickly or suddenly : all of a sudden
 < sprang up overnight in answer to a labor need — American Guide Series: Maine >
 < no such perfected technique is born overnight — L.H.Appleton >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
: the fore part of the night last past : the previous evening
 < his emotional rapture of the overnight — George Meredith >
III. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1.
 a. : of, relating to, or resulting from the previous evening : done or lasting during the night
  < an overnight carouse >
  < overnight laughter is a commodity that I … am always ready to buy — Robert Hatch >
 b. : being of the duration of one night
  < an overnight stop >
  : staying one night
  < overnight guests >
2. : happening or appearing overnight
 < became an overnight sensation — American Guide Series: Ind. >
IV. intransitive verb
: to stay overnight
 < overnighted at the official presidential residence — Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Record >
V. noun
: an overnight stay
VI. verb
transitive verb
: to send via an overnight delivery service
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