midnight
- 英式英标[\'mɪdnaɪt]
- 美式音标[\'mɪdnaɪt]
英文词源
- midnight (n.)
- Old English mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). See mid + night. Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1630s.
实用例句
- 1. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.
- 他刚过午夜就睡着了，睡得还算安稳。
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- 2. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight.
- 他在午夜时分离开，避开了记者的追踪。
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- 3. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister.
- 我和姐姐的确在半夜大吃了一顿。
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- 4. The racket of drills and electric saws went on past midnight.
- 钻孔机和电锯的噪声过了半夜还继续响着。
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- 5. Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight.
- 富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才出现。
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