| 单词 | overnight |
| 释义 | overnight adv. /oh"veuhr nuyt"/; adj. , n. /oh"veuhr nuyt'/; v. /oh'veuhr nuyt"/, adv. 1. for or during the night: to stay overnight. 2. on or during the previous evening: Preparations were made overnight. 3. very quickly; suddenly: New suburbs sprang up overnight. adj. 4. done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night: an overnight stop; an overnight decision. 5. staying for one night: a group of overnight guests. 6. designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights. 7. intended for delivery on the next day: overnight letters; an overnight package. 8. valid for one night: The corporal got an overnight pass. 9. occurring suddenly or within a very short time: a comedian who became an overnight sensation. n. 10. Informal. an overnight stay or trip: Our daughter had an overnight at a friend's house. 11. Informal. a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory: She had an overnight the night of the prom. 12. the previous evening. v.i. 13. to have an overnight stay or trip: We'll overnight in Denver, then fly on to San Diego. [1325-75; ME; see OVER-, NIGHT] |
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