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单词 nightlong
释义

nightlong

[ adjective nahyt-lawng, -long; adverb nahyt-lawng, -long ]
/ adjective ˈnaɪtˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ; adverb ˈnaɪtˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ /

adjective

lasting all night: a nightlong snowfall.

adverb

through the entire night: They typed nightlong to finish the reports.

Origin of nightlong

before 1000; Middle English; Old English nihtlang (adv.) for the space of a night. See night, long1

Words nearby nightlong

night latch, night letter, nightlife, night-light, night lizard, nightlong, nightly, nightmare, nightmarish, night monkey, night-night
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Example sentences from the Web for nightlong

  • What astonishment that such beauty urges me into bed for a nightlong sweaty roll in tangled sheets.

    Our Doomed Love Affair with Summer|P. J. O’Rourke|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Then, almost imperceptibly, the frogs begin their nightlong din.

    The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson
  • Nightlong did Wur watch over her, and the maid dreamed in sorrow, to wake weeping.

    The Stars in the Pool|Edna Kingsley Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for nightlong

nightlong
/ (ˈnaɪtˌlɒŋ) /

adjective, adverb

throughout the night
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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