请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 midnight
释义

midnight

/ˈmɪdnʌɪt /
noun
1Twelve o’clock at night: I left at midnight...
  • At midnight every night, the bell in the bell tower was rung to summon the spirits.
  • At midnight on Monday he was on the phone organising a list of surgeons for the following day.
  • At midnight the church bell rang out to welcome in the new year and carol singing took place.
1.1 [often as modifier] The middle period of the night: the midnight hours...
  • It is the soundtrack to a summer, late nights, midnight skies, red wine, being carefree.
  • I could go into Nice and see my friends and come back on the midnight train.
  • That's all well and good, but what happens when it fancies a midnight snack and it starts coming after me!

Origin

Old English midniht (see mid-, night).

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 16:48:27