midnight
英 [ˈmɪd.naɪt]
美 [ˈmɪd.naɪt]
- n. 午夜,半夜12点钟
- adj. 半夜的;漆黑的
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。