midnight
- n.午夜，子夜，半夜（12点钟）;漆黑
- adj.子夜的，午夜的，半夜的;半夜里似的，漆黑的
midnightnoun
午夜；子夜
12 o'clock at night
They had to leave at midnight .
他们不得不半夜离开。
on the stroke of midnight/shortly after midnight
半夜12点整；午夜时分
She heard the clock strike midnight.
她听见钟敲子夜12点。
We have to catch the midnight train.
我们得乘半夜12点的火车。
to study or work until late at night
to leave a place suddenly and secretly at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to sb
midnight
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N-UNCOUNT 子夜;午夜;半夜
Midnight is twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.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。
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ADJ 半夜的;午夜的;子夜的
Midnight is used to describe something which happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night.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。
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PHRASE 开夜车;挑灯夜战;工作(或读书)至深夜
If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.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。
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They aren 't likely to arrive this side of midnight .
午夜之前他们不大可能赶到。
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The celebrations proper always begin on the last stroke of midnight .
正式庆典总是在午夜钟声的最后一响开始。
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When they finally arrived it was well past midnight .
他们最后到达时已是第二天的凌晨。
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It must be getting on for midnight .
一定快到半夜了。
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It won 't go on beyond midnight .
这事不会延续到午夜以后。
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The bus service stops at midnight .
公共汽车午夜停止服务。
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We have to catch the midnight train .
我们得乘半夜12点的火车。
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It was going on midnight .
快半夜了。
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If you 're not in by midnight , there 'll be trouble .
你要是半夜前不回家，我就让你有好戏看。
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He knew that if he wasn 't back by midnight , his parents would have something to say about it .
他知道，要是他半夜还不回去，父母就会不高兴。
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It is close on midnight .
时近午夜。
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They had to leave at midnight .
他们不得不半夜离开。
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The clock showed midnight .
时钟显示已是午夜。
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She heard the clock strike midnight .
她听见钟敲子夜12点。
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In addition to these arrangements , extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight .
除了这些安排以外，另增救护车值班至午夜。
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It 's turned midnight .
已过了午夜。
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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。
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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。
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The sea was a deep midnight blue .
海水呈深蓝色。
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Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight
富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才出现。
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Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight
客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。
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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。
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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。
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He drives himself on , working like the devil from seven in the morning until midnight
他不断敦促自己，从早上7点一直拼命工作到午夜。
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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。
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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。
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He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease
他刚过午夜就睡着了，睡得还算安稳。
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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。
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The ceremony started as the chimes of midnight struck .
子夜钟声响起的时候，仪式开始了。
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All through yesterday crowds have been arriving and by midnight thousands of people packed the square .
昨天陆续有大批人到来，午夜时有几千人聚集在广场上。
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