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单词 night owl
释义

night owl


night owl

n. Informal A person who habitually stays up and is active late into the night.

night owl

or

night hawk

ninformal a person who is or prefers to be up and about late at night

night′ owl`



n. a person who often stays up late at night. [1840–50]
Thesaurus
Noun1.night owl - a person who likes to be active late at nightnight owl - a person who likes to be active late at nightnightbird, nighthawkindividualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action
Translations

night owl


night owl

A person who prefers to be awake late at night. In my younger days, I was quite a night owl and would often stay up until sunrise.See also: night, owl

night owl

Fig. someone who stays up at night; someone who works at night. My roommate is a night owl and usually reads until 5:00 A.M. A few night owls stayed at the café all night long.See also: night, owl

night owl

A person who habitually stays up late and is active at night, as in You can call her after midnight, for she's a night owl. This colloquial term, originally used in the late 1500s for an owl that is active at night, was transferred to nocturnal human beings in the mid-1800s. See also: night, owl

a night owl

If you call someone a night owl, you mean that they regularly stay up late at night. Night owls can even order a 3am steak at the 24-hour Horizons Court Hotel. Joe is a night owl whereas I'm more of an early bird.See also: night, owl

a ˈnight owl

(informal) somebody who feels more lively at night and usually goes to bed very late: She’s a night owl and has always done her best work after midnight.See also: night, owl

Night Owl


A popular term for a person whose circadian period is longer than 24 hours, who wakes up before his/her peak hour of sleepiness

night owl


  • noun

Synonyms for night owl

noun a person who likes to be active late at night

Synonyms

  • nightbird
  • nighthawk

Related Words

  • individualist
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