midnight

英 [ˈmɪdnaɪt]

美 [ˈmɪdnaɪt]

n. 午夜; 子夜

复数：midnights　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3635 / COCA.3461

习惯用语

burn the midnight oil

do a moonlight/midnight flit

（通常为了躲债）夜间偷偷逃走
to leave a place suddenly and secretly at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to sb

noun

N-UNCOUNT 子夜;午夜;半夜
Midnightis twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.
1. It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment...
  安妮回到寓所的时候早就过了午夜。
2. The entrance gates were locked at midnight.
  大门午夜时上锁。
ADJ 半夜的;午夜的;子夜的
Midnightis used to describe something which happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night.
1. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline...
  想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
2. 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。
PHRASE 开夜车;挑灯夜战;工作(或读书)至深夜
If someoneis burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
1. Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article.
  克里斯为了写完文章挑灯夜战，现在已经睡着了。

noun

12 o'clock at night
1. young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight

George livens up after midnight, relaxing a little.
午夜过后，乔治来了劲，人也活跃起来。
We talked until midnight and then separated.
我们一直谈到深夜，然后才分手。
Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article.
克里斯为了写完文章挑灯夜战，现在已经睡着了。
It was close upon midnight.
时近午夜。
He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease
他刚过午夜就睡着了，睡得还算安稳。
If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house
如果他把闹钟设在午夜响，那会把全家人都吵醒的。
It's getting on to midnight.
快到午夜了。
It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment
安妮回到寓所的时候早就过了午夜。
At midnight he awoke and listened to the radio for a few minutes
他半夜醒来，听了一会儿收音机。
They had a midnight feast in their tent.
他们在帐篷里举行了一次午夜宴会。