day
- n.白天，日间;一天，一日;（过去或将来的）一天;工作日;现在;<天>日，恒星日，太阳日;时期，时代;比赛, 竞赛;日光，阳光;白昼;胜利;斗争, 战斗;重大日子;一天的活动时间
- adv.每天，经常在白天地
- adj.白昼的, 日间的;逐日的;周日进行的;适合于白天(使用)的
复数： days
daynoun
一天；一日
a period of 24 hours
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。
白昼；白天
the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening
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.
夜间活动的动物白天睡觉晚上猎食。
工作日；一天的活动时间
the hours of the day when you are awake, working, etc.
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。
Have a nice day!
祝你度过愉快的一天！
时期；时代
a particular period of time or history
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。
in the old days (= in the past)
昔日；过去；先前
part of your normal working life and not unusual
very soon
信很快就该到了。
The letter should arrive any day now.
to be successful against sb/sth
尽管遭到强烈反对，执政党还是获胜了。
Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day.
each day repeatedly (used especially when sth is boring or annoying)
她讨厌日复一日做同样的工作。
She hates doing the same work day after day.
all the time; a little at a time and gradually
他的健康状况一天天好转。
Day by day his condition improved.
every day for a long period of time
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
a person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer
他作为党的领袖的日子已屈指可数了。
His days as leader of the party are numbered.
from the beginning
这从一开始就行不通。
It's never worked from day one.
if a situation changes from one day to the next , it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day
一天又一天我不知道该期待什么。
I never know what to expect from one day to the next.
to no longer be successful, powerful, etc.
她作为超级模特儿的辉煌日子已一去不复返。
She's had her day as a supermodel.
to be in poor condition
我们的汽车曾辉煌一时！
Our car has seen better days!
(used when talking about sb's age) at least
他至少70岁了！
He must be 70 if he's a day!
now, in the modern world
used when several unfortunate or unpleasant things happen on the same day
我的汽车抛锚了，我又没带房门钥匙——真是祸不单行！
My car broke down and then I locked myself out─it's just not my day!
to make sb feel very happy on a particular day
迈克打来电话，真让我一天都快乐无比。
The phone call from Mike really made my day.
to make a particular enjoyable activity last for a whole day instead of only part of it
to not have much time
快一点！我们的时间不多了！
Come on! We don't have all day!
during a particular period of time when sb lived
他那个时代最优秀的运动员
the best player of his day
Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day.
贝西∙史密斯是她那个时代的麦当娜。
that is served on a particular day in a restaurant
当日供应的汤
soup of the day
at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past
有朝一日，我要离开城市搬到农村去。
One day, I want to leave the city and move to the country.
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。
before a long time has passed
你很快就会回来请求我原谅的。
One of these days you'll come back and ask me to forgive you.
a day when there are a lot of mistakes and a lot of things go wrong
这一天真倒霉！
It's been one of those days!
at an unknown time in the future
总有一天我会成名的。
Some day I'll be famous.
to not think about what will happen in the future
我不知道他还能不能好转，我们只有过一天算一天。
I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time.
used when you are saying that sth is very unlikely to happen
保罗？道歉？那真是太阳从西边出来了！
Paul? Apologize? That'll be the day!
used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past
如今孩子们成长得真快。
These days kids grow up so quickly.
used to suggest that a time in the past was happier or better than now
exactly
我们整整三年没见面了。
It's been three years to the day since we met.
even now, when a lot of time has passed
我直到今天仍然不明白他当时为什么那样做。
To this day, I still don't understand why he did it.
in the past
我爸爸总是讲过去的一切如何如何的好。
My dad's always talking about how great everything was back in the day.
at a particular time in the past
在这个乐队还没出名的时候，我就是他们的歌迷。
I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous.
the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light
to decide or agree to stop doing sth
从政四十年，我想现在也该退休了。
After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire) .
easy to see or understand
when you have had time to think calmly about sth; in the morning when things are clearer
这些事情在冷静地考虑后总会显得不同。
These things always look different in the cold light of day.
a helpful, kind thing that you do
everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life
used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop
used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered
最终，他还得自己拿主意。
At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision.
beginning on that day; from that time
used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned
我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！
We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day!
after the time when an action could be successful
他开始努力工作已为时太晚——不可能赶上了。
He started working hard much too late in the day─he couldn't possibly catch up.
used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue
the whole length of the day
a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers
all the time; continuously
这些机器夜以继日地运转着。
The machines are kept running night and day.
an earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better/worse than the present
那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。
That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.
common, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion
悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。
Pessimism seems to be the order of the day.
very obvious
to save sth, especially money, for a time when you will really need it
used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and needs patience
the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life
to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen
欧文后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。
Owen's late goal saved the day for Liverpool.
to refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them
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。
Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day.
day
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N-COUNT （一周中的）一日，一天
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N-VAR 昼;白天
Day is the time when it is light, or the time when you are up and doing things.The weather did not help; hot by day, cold at night...
天气也不肯帮忙：白天很热，晚上很冷。
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N-COUNT 时期;时代
You can refer to a particular period in history as a particular day or as particular days .He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle's day...
他开始讲述他叔叔那个时代的乌克兰。
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PHRASE 日复一日;一天又一天
If something happens day after day, it happens every day without stopping.The newspaper job had me doing the same thing day after day.
这份报社的工作让我日复一日地做着同样的事。
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PHRASE 如今;在当代;在今天这个时代
In this day and age means in modern times.Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist.
即使在今天这个时代，这些陈旧的观念依然存在。
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PHRASE 破旧;陈旧;状况不佳
If you say that something has seen better days, you mean that it is old and in poor condition.The tweed jacket she wore had seen better days.
她穿的那件粗花呢夹克已经很旧了。
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PHRASE 到此为止;结束
If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.Faced with mounting debts, the decision to call it a day was inevitable...
面对着不断增加的债务，最终难免作出将其结束的决定。
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PHRASE (在战斗、辩论或体育竞赛中）获胜，取胜
If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day.
眼下似乎是自由主义者占据了上风。
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PHRASE 已过全盛时期;风光不再;不再流行
If you say that something has had its day, you mean that the period during which it was most successful or popular has now passed.Beat music may finally have had its day...
强节奏摇滚乐的黄金时期或许已经终结。
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PHRASE 使…非常高兴
If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy.Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day...
来吧，比尔。给汤姆寄张卡片让他高兴高兴吧。
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PHRASE 日日夜夜;夜以继日
If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.Chantal kept a fire burning night and day...
尚塔尔让一堆火日夜不熄地一直燃着。
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PHRASE 将来有一天;总有一天;有朝一日
One day or some day or one of these days means at some time in the future.I too dreamed of living in London one day...
我也梦想过将来有一天能住在伦敦。
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PHRASE 几天前;前两天
If you say that something happened the other day, you mean that it happened a few days ago.I phoned your office the other day...
几天前我给你的办公室打过电话。
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PHRASE 挽回局面;扭转败局;转危为安;反败为胜
If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful....this story about how he saved the day at his daughter's birthday party...
这个关于他如何在女儿的生日聚会上成功挽回局面的故事
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PHRASE 每天;天天;逐日
If something happens from day to day or day by day, it happens each day.Your needs can differ from day to day...
你的需要每天可能都会不同。
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PHRASE 正好;恰好;一天不差
If it is a month or a year to the day since a particular thing happened, it is exactly a month or a year since it happened.It was January 19, a year to the day since he had arrived in Singapore...
那天是 1月 19 号，他到新加坡正好一年的日子。
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PHRASE 至今;直到现在
To this day means up until and including the present time.To this day young Zulu boys practise fighting.
直到现在年轻的祖鲁男孩还练习格斗。
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PHRASE 获胜/失败
If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.His determination and refusal to back down had won the day...
他的坚定和拒不退让使他赢得了胜利。
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PHRASE (困难的任务)日常工作一部分的，常有的，难免的
If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult, because it is part of their job or because they often do it.For war reporters, dodging snipers' bullets is all in a day's work...
对于战地记者来说，躲避狙击手的子弹是家常便饭。
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your day in court→ see:court
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- a period of opportunity
- he deserves his day in court
- every dog has his day
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- some point or period in time
- it should arrive any day now
- after that day she never trusted him again
- those were the days
- these days it is not unusual
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- the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
- my day began early this morning
- it was a busy day on the stock exchange
- she called it a day and went to bed
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- time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- two days later they left
- they put on two performances every day
- there are 30,000 passengers per day
- Synonym: twenty-four hours twenty-four hour period 24-hour interval solar day mean solar day
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- a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
- Mother's Day
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- the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
- the dawn turned night into day
- it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
- Synonym: daytime daylight
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- the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
- Synonym: sidereal day
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- the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
- how long is a day on Jupiter?
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- an era of existence or influence
- in the day of the dinosaurs
- in the days of the Roman Empire
- in the days of sailing ships
- he was a successful pianist in his day
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I 'm usually out during the day .
白天我通常不在家。
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Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day .
黑色墙壁在白天吸收大量的热。
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Well , that 's my good turn for the day .
好啦，这就是我今天做的好事。
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Installation of the new system will take several days .
新系统的安装需要几天时间。
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It 's been quite a day , one way and another .
从几方面看，这是不寻常的一天。
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She didn 't do a full day 's work .
她并没干一整天的工作。
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It was the best day of my life .
这是我一生中最美好的一天。
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Come on ! We don 't have all day !
快一点！我们的时间不多了！
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At the end of the day we were £ 20 down .
一天下来我们少了20英镑。
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There are only so many hours in a day .
一天不过这么几个小时。
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Teachers are up against some major problems these days .
老师们最近面临着一些重大问题。
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I don 't remember my first day at school .
我已经忘了第一天上学的情景。
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We 're open from 8 to 7 every day .
我们每天从早8点至晚7点营业。
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Day care is provided by the company she works for .
她工作的那家公司有日托。
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There 's always a lot of traffic at this time of day .
每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。
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I 've been on the go all day .
我一整天忙得马不停蹄。
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One day , I 'll be rich and famous .
总有一天我会名利双收。
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How many days did you take off ?
你休了几天假？
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Did you have a good day ?
你这一天过得顺利吗？
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I go swimming every day in order to keep fit .
我每天游泳以保持健康。
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Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days .
接通煤气延迟了三天。
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May I borrow it for a day or two ?
这个我可以借用一两天吗？
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I could sit and watch the river all day long .
我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。
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How would you like to spend the rest of the day ?
后半天你打算怎么过？
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It is important that he should attend every day .
他每天都要出席，这很重要。
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It is important for him to attend every day .
他每天都要出席，这很重要。
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I could only devote two hours a day to the work .
我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。
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I keep thinking back to the day I arrived here .
我不断回想起刚到这儿那一天的情景。
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Only two more days to go !
仅仅剩下两天了！
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I had a long conversation with her the other day .
前几天我与她作了一次长谈。
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