| 单词 | calendar day |
| 释义 | calendar day in British Englishnoun day (sense 1) day in British English (deɪ) noun ▶ Related adjective: diurnal1. Also called: civil day the period of time, the calendar day, of 24 hours' duration reckoned from one midnight to the next 2. a. the period of light between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from the night b. (as modifier) the day shift 3. the part of a day occupied with regular activity, esp work he took a day off 4. (sometimes plural) a period or point in time he was a good singer in his day in days gone by any day now 5. the period of time, the sidereal day, during which the earth makes one complete revolution on its axis relative to a particular star. The mean sidereal day lasts 23 hours 56 minutes 4.1 seconds of the mean solar day 6. the period of time, the solar day, during which the earth makes one complete revolutionon its axis relative to the sun. The mean solar day is the average length of the apparent solar day and is some four minutes (3 minutes 56.5 seconds of sidereal time) longer than the sidereal day 7. the period of time taken by a specified planet to make one complete rotation on its axis the Martian day 8. (often capital) a day designated for a special observance, esp a holiday Christmas Day 9. all in a day's work 10. at the end of the day 11. back in the day 12. day of rest 13. end one's days 14. every dog has its day 15. in this day and age 16. it's early days 17. late in the day 18. that will be the day 19. a time of success, recognition, power, etc his day will soon come 20. a struggle or issue at hand the day is lost 21. a. the ground surface over a mine b. (as modifier) the day level 22. from day to day 23. call it a day 24. day after day 25. day by day 26. day in, day out 27. from Day 1 28. one of these days 29. (modifier) of, relating to, or occurring in the day the day shift Word origin Old English dæg; related to Old High German tag, Old Norse dagrcalendar day in American Englishnoun the period from one midnight to the following midnight Word origin [1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, flan, plaque, pylon, set pieceExamples of 'calendar day' in a sentence |
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