midnight

英 [ˈmɪd.naɪt]      美 [ˈmɪd.naɪt]
  • n. 午夜,半夜12点钟
  • adj. 半夜的;漆黑的
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将“midnight”分解记忆为“mid”+“night”。想象“mid”代表中间,“night”代表夜晚,结合起来就是“午夜”或“半夜”的时间点。通过这种拆分法,可以直观地记忆该单词的含义。

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midnight (n.)
Old English mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). See mid + night. Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1630s.
1. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.
他刚过午夜就睡着了,睡得还算安稳。
2. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight.
他在午夜时分离开,避开了记者的追踪。
3. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister.
我和姐姐的确在半夜大吃了一顿。
4. The racket of drills and electric saws went on past midnight.
钻孔机和电锯的噪声过了半夜还继续响着。
5. Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight.
富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才出现。