midnight
英 ['mɪdnaɪt]
美 ['mɪdnaɪt]
- n. 午夜，半夜12點鍾
- adj. 半夜的；漆黑的
英文詞源
- midnight (n.)
- Old English mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). See mid + night. Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1630s.
雙語例句
- 1. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.
- 他剛過午夜就睡著了，睡得還算安穩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight.
- 他在午夜時分離開，避開了記者的追蹤。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister.
- 我和姐姐的確在半夜大吃了一頓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The racket of drills and electric saws went on past midnight.
- 鑽孔機和電鋸的噪聲過了半夜還繼續響著。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight.
- 富蘭克林直到午夜過後很久才出現。
來自柯林斯例句