英语单词

overnight是什么意思

overnight

英 [əʊvə'naɪt] 美 ['ovənaɪt]
  • adv. 通宵;突然;昨晚
  • adj. 晚上的;通宵的;前夜的
  • n. 头天晚上;一夜的逗留
  • vt. 连夜快递
  • vi. 过一夜

助记提示


1. over "从头至尾,全部,整个;在…期间" + night.
2. 引申义:相当于中文成语“一夜成名”,由此表示:突然的,突然地,很快地,一下子。
3. 这里的over着重指:在…期间。

英文词源


overnight (adv.)
early 14c., from over- + night (n.). Originally "on the preceding evening;" sense of "during the night" is attested from 1530s. Meaning "in the course of a single night, hence seemingly instantaneously" is attested from 1939.

双语例句


1. There were two bomb explosions in the city overnight.
一夜之间城里发生了两起炸弹爆炸事件。

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2. "Wait a damn minute," Mindy spat. "Nobody said anything about staying overnight."
“该死的,等一下”,明迪愤愤地说道,“谁也没说过要过夜。”

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3. The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.
流通领域的货币供应量一夜骤减。

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4. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me.
在朋友家过夜让我觉得晕晕乎乎的。

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5. The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.
战争以对巴格达和科威特的夜间空袭开始。

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