| 单词 | day |
| 释义 | 🔑 dayBrE /deɪ/ NAmE /deɪ/ noun 🔑 [C ]a period of 24 hours 一天；一日◆ I saw Tom three days ago . 我三天前见过汤姆。◆ 'What day is it today ?' 'Monday .' “今天星期几？” “星期一。”◆ We're going away in a few days /in a few days' time .我们过几天就要离开了。◆ They left the day before yesterday (= two days ago ). 他们前天就走了。◆ We're meeting the day after tomorrow (= in two days ). 我们后天要见面。◆ New Year's Day 元旦◆ Take the medicine three times a day . 每日服药三次。◆ We can't go there today . You can go another day . 我们今天不能去那儿。你可以改天去。 ➡ see also field day, off day, red-letter day, sports day🔑 [U ]the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening 白昼；白天◆ The sun was shining all day . 白天一直阳光明媚。◆ I could sit and watch the river all day long . 我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。◆ He works at night and sleeps during the day . 他晚上干活，白天睡觉。◆ Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night . 夜行动物白天睡觉晚上猎食。🔑 [C , usually sing. ]the hours of the day when you are awake , working , etc .工作日；一天的活动时间◆ a seven -hour working day 七小时工作日◆ It's been a long day (= I've been very busy ). 忙了一整天了。◆ Did you have a good day ? 你这一天过得顺利吗？◆ She didn't do a full day's work . 她并没干一整天的工作。◆ I took a half day off yesterday . 昨天我休假半天。◆ (NAmE ) Have a nice day ! 祝你度过愉快的一天！ ➡ see also workday🔑 [C , usually pl. ]a particular period of time or history 时期；时代◆ in Queen Victoria's day 在维多利亚女王时代◆ the early days of computers 计算机早期阶段◆ Most women stayed at home in those days . 在那个时代大多数妇女都待在家里。◆ (informal ) in the old days (= in the past )早先 ➡ see also glory days, heyday, nowadays, present dayHELPThere are many other compounds ending in day . You will find them at their place in the alphabet .以 day 结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 ● all in a day's ˈwork part of your normal working life and not unusual 日常工作的一部分；习以为常；不足为奇● any day (now )(informal ) very soon 很快◆ The letter should arrive any day now . 信该很快就到了。● carry /win the ˈday (formal ) to be successful against sb /sth 得胜；占上风；取得成功◆ Despite strong opposition , the ruling party carried the day . 尽管遭到强烈反对，执政党还是获胜了。● day after ˈday 🔑 each day repeatedly (used especially when sth is boring or annoying )日复一日，一天又一天（尤指枯燥无味、令人厌烦）◆ She hates doing the same work day after day . 她讨厌日复一日做同样的工作。● day by ˈday all the time ; a little at a time and gradually 一天天；逐日◆ Day by day his condition improved . 他的健康状况一天天好转。● day ˈin , day ˈout every day for a long period of time 日复一日，天天（指不间断）● a day of ˈreckoning the time when sb will have to deal with the result of sth that they have done wrong , or be punished for sth bad that they have done 遭报应的日子；受到惩罚的日子● sb's /sth's days are ˈnumbered a person or thing will not continue to live , exist or be successful for much longer （指人）死期不远了，得意的日子屈指可数了；（指物）用不了多久了，寿命不长了◆ His days as leader of the party are numbered . 他作为党的领袖的日子已屈指可数了。● from day ˈone (informal ) from the beginning 从一开始；从第一天◆ It's never worked from day one . 这从一开始就行不通。● from day to ˈday with no thoughts or plans for the future 过一天算一天◆ They live from day to day , looking after their sick daughter . 他们过一天算一天，日复一日地照顾着生病的女儿。if a situation changes from day to day , it changes often 天天，一天又一天（指经常变化）◆ A baby's need for food can vary from day to day . 婴儿对食物的需要天天都在变化。● from ˌone day to the ˈnext if a situation changes from one day to the next , it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day 一天又一天（表示不知未来如何）◆ I never know what to expect from one day to the next . 一天又一天我从不知道会发生什么。● have had your ˈday to no longer be successful , powerful , etc .得意之时已过；风光不再；日渐衰败◆ She's had her day as a supermodel . 她作为超级模特儿的辉煌日子已一去不复返。● have seen /known better ˈdays (humorous ) to be in poor condition 穷困潦倒；昔盛今衰；曾辉煌过◆ Our car has seen better days ! 我们的汽车曾辉煌一时！● if he's , she's , etc . a ˈday (informal ) (used when talking about sb's age ) at least （谈论某人年龄）至少◆ He must be 70 if he's a day ! 他至少 70 岁了！● in sb's ˈday during the part of sb's life when they were most successful , famous , etc .（某人的）昔日盛时，鼎盛时期◆ She was a great dancer in her day . 她曾是红极一时的舞蹈家。when sb was young 年轻时；当年◆ In my day , there were plenty of jobs when you left school . 我年轻时，毕业后就业机会很多。● in ˈthis day and age now , in the modern world 当代；当今；在今天这个时代● it's not sb's ˈday (informal ) used when several unfortunate or unpleasant things happen on the same day 祸不单行；特别倒霉的一天◆ My car broke down and then I locked myself out —it's just not my day ! 我的汽车抛锚了，我又把钥匙锁到车里，真是祸不单行！● make sb's ˈday to make sb feel very happy on a particular day 使某人一天非常快活◆ The phone call from Mike really made my day . 迈克打来电话，真让我高兴了一整天。● make a day of it (informal ) to make a particular enjoyable activity last for a whole day instead of only part of it 痛痛快快玩一整天● not have all ˈday to not have much time 时间不多了◆ Come on ! We don't have all day ! 快一点！我们的时间不多了！● of sb's ˈday during a particular period of time when sb lived 某人生活的时代◆ the best player of his day 他那个时代最优秀的运动员◆ Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day . 贝西 · 史密斯是她那个时代的麦当娜。● of the ˈday that is served on a particular day in a restaurant （餐馆）当日特别供应◆ soup of the day 当日供应的汤● oh my ˈdays used to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised , shocked or annoyed （吃惊或恼火时加强语气）我的天啊◆ Oh my days ! Is that true ?我的天啊！那是真的吗？● ˈone day 🔑 at some time in the future , or on a particular day in the past 有朝一日；（过去）某一天◆ One day , I want to leave the city and move to the country . 有朝一日，我要离开城市搬到乡下去。◆ One day , he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back . 一天，他带了个小提包走出家门，再也没有回来。● ˈone of these days before a long time has passed 不久；日内◆ One of these days you'll come back and ask me to forgive you . 你很快就会回来请求我原谅的。● one of those ˈdays (informal ) a day when there are a lot of mistakes and a lot of things go wrong 诸事不顺的日子；倒霉的日子◆ It's been one of those days ! 这一天真倒霉！● ˈsome day at an unknown time in the future 将来有一天；总有一天◆ Some day I'll be famous . 总有一天我会成名的。● take it /things one ˌday at a ˈtime (informal ) to not think about what will happen in the future 得过且过；做一天和尚撞一天钟；过一天算一天◆ I don't know if he'll get better . We're just taking it one day at a time . 我不知道他还能不能好转，我们只有过一天算一天。● ˈthat'll be the day (informal , ironic ) used when you are saying that sth is very unlikely to happen 那样的事永远不可能；哪有那样的事◆ Paul ? Apologize ? That'll be the day ! 保罗？道歉？那真是太阳从西边出来了！● ˈthese days 🔑 (informal ) used to talk about the present , especially when you are comparing it with the past （尤用于拿现在和过去比较）如今，而今◆ These days kids grow up so quickly . 如今孩子们成长得真快。● ˈthose were the days (informal ) used to suggest that a time in the past was happier or better than now （指过去）那才是好时光，那才是好年头● to the ˈday exactly 恰好；刚好；一天不差◆ It's been three years to the day since we met . 我们整整三年没见面了。● to this ˈday even now , when a lot of time has passed 直到如今；甚至现在◆ To this day , I still don't understand why he did it . 我直到今天仍然不明白他当时为什么那样做。● ˌback in the ˈday in the past 过去；从前；旧时◆ My dad's always talking about how great everything was back in the day . 我爸爸总是讲过去的一切如何如何的好。● ˌback in the ˈdays at a particular time in the past 在过去的某个时候◆ I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous . 在这个乐队还没出名的时候，我就是他们的歌迷。● in all my born ˈdays (old-fashioned , informal ) used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before （表示惊讶）这辈子（未听说，未见）◆ I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days . 我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。● break of ˈday /ˈdawn (literary ) the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light 破晓；黎明● call it a ˈday (informal ) to decide or agree to stop doing sth 结束一天的工作；到此为止；停止◆ After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire ). 从政四十年，我想现在也该退休了。● (as ) clear as ˈday easy to see or understand 显而易见；容易理解● in the cold light of day when you have had time to think calmly about sth ; in the morning when things are clearer 有时间冷静考虑时；在头脑更清醒些的第二天早晨◆ These things always look different in the cold light of day . 这些事情在冷静地考虑后总会显得不同。● your good deed for the ˈday a helpful , kind thing that you do （所做的）好事，善事● every dog has his /its ˈday (saying ) everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life 人人皆有得意时● it's early ˈdays (yet )(BrE ) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop 为时尚早；言之过早● at the ˌend of the ˈday (informal ) used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered （考虑到所有情况后引出最重要的事实）最终，到头来◆ At the end of the day , he'll still have to make his own decision . 最终，他还得自己拿主意。● ˌend your ˈdays /ˈlife (in sth )to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place （在某种状态下或某处）度过余生，安度晚年◆ He ended his days in poverty . 他在贫穷中度过余生。● the evil ˈhour /ˈday /ˈmoment (oftenhumorous ) the time when you have to do sth difficult or unpleasant 倒霉的时候（或日子、时刻）● from that day /time ˈforth (literary ) beginning on that day ; from that time 从那天起；从那时以后● ˈgive me sth /sb (any day /time )(informal ) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned 我宁愿；我更喜欢；我宁可选择◆ We don't go out much . Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day ! 我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！● ˌlate in the ˈday (disapproving ) after the time when an action could be successful 为时已晚；已失时机◆ He started working hard much too late in the day —he couldn't possibly catch up . 他太晚才开始努力工作，不可能赶上了。● ˌlive to fight another ˈday (saying ) used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience , you will continue （虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要）改日再战，卷土重来● the livelong ˈday (literary ) the whole length of the day 一整天● have a nice ˈday !(informal , especiallyNAmE ) a friendly way of saying goodbye , especially to customers （与顾客道别时常用）再见● ˌnight and ˈday ● ˌday and ˈnight all the time ; continuously 日日夜夜；夜以继日；连续不断◆ The machines are kept running night and day . 这些机器夜以继日地运转着。● a ˌnine days' ˈwonder a person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long 昙花一现；轰动一时的人（或事物）● the ˈgood /ˈbad old days an earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better /worse than the present 往昔的好/苦日子◆ That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation . 那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。● the ˌorder of the ˈday common , popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion 常见的；流行的；适宜的◆ Pessimism seems to be the order of the day . 悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。● the ˌother ˈday /ˈmorning /ˈevening /ˈweek 🔑 recently 那天，那天早上，那天晚上，那个星期（用于指说话前不久的日子）◆ I saw Jack the other day . 我前几天看到杰克了。● pass the time of ˈday (with sb )to say hello to sb and have a short conversation with them （与某人）寒暄，打招呼，闲谈一会儿● (as ) plain as a ˈpikestaff ● (as ) plain as ˈday ● (as ) plain as the nose on your ˈface very obvious 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见● save , keep , etc . sth for a ˌrainy ˈday to save sth , especially money , for a time when you will really need it 有备无患；未雨绸缪● Rome wasn't built in a ˈday (saying ) used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and needs patience 罗马不是一天建成的；复杂的工作不会一蹴而就● your ˈsalad days (old-fashioned ) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life 年少不谙世事的岁月；涉世未深的青少年时代● save the ˈday /situˈation to prevent failure or defeat , when this seems certain to happen 挽回败局；扭转局面◆ Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool . 杰拉德后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。● not give sb the ˌtime of ˈday to refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them 对某人厌弃不睬◆ Since the success of her novel , people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day . 自从她的小说获得成功之后，曾经懒得答理她的人也跟她握起手来。 |
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