overnight

美 [ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt , ˈoʊvərnaɪt]英 [ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt , ˈəʊvənaɪt]
  • adv.一夜之间;在晚上;在夜间;突然;旋即
  • adj.一夜之间的;晚上的;夜间的;突然的;很快的;只供一夜的
  • n.一夜的逗留;前一天的晚上

复数: overnights 过去式: overnighted 现在分词: overnighting 过去分词: overnighted 第三人称单数: overnights

over- 过度 + night n.夜

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adv.

1

在夜间;在晚上
during or for the night

We stayed overnight in London after the theatre.

我们看完戏后在伦敦住了一晚。

2

突然;一夜之间;旋即
suddenly or quickly

Don't expect it to improve overnight.

不要指望这事一下子就改善了。

adj.

1

夜间的;晚上的;只供一夜的
happening during the night; for a night

an overnight flight

夜间飞行

overnight accommodation

一夜住宿

She took only an overnight bag (= containing the things needed for a night spent away from home) .

她只带了一个外出住宿一晚的用品旅行袋。

2

突然的;很快的;一夜之间的
happening suddenly or quickly

The play was an overnight success.

这部剧作一夜成名。

overnight

频次

  • 1
    ADV 在整个夜间;在夜里的某一时刻
    If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night.

    The weather remained calm overnight...

    整晚都悄然无风。

  • 2
    ADV 突然;一下子;一夜之间
    You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly.

    The rules are not going to change overnight...

    这些规定不会说变就变。

  • 3
    ADJ 只供一两晚使用的
    Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights.

    He realized he'd left his overnight bag at Mary's house.

    他意识到自己把过夜包落在玛丽家了。

  • 4
    VERB 过夜
    If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there.

    They had told her she would be overnighting in Sydney.

    他们跟她说过她将在悉尼过夜。

adj

1
lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
a nightlong vigil
an all-night drugstore
an overnight trip
Synonym: nightlong all-night

adv

1
during or for the length of one night
the fish marinates overnight
2
happening in a short time or with great speed
these solutions cannot be found overnight!

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons in the brain can be weakened overnight , making room for fresh memories to form the next day .

    越来越多的人支持这样一种理论:睡眠的进化使大脑中神经元之间的联系在夜间减弱,为第二天形成新的记忆创造了空间。

  2. Overnight the existing CRM system 's batch processing updates the Insurance Contract Administration system with customer data updates .

    现有CRM系统的批处理会在夜间使用客户数据更新保险联系人管理系统。

  3. There was no change in the patient 's condition overnight .

    病人整夜病情不变。

  4. I 'm a realist ─ I know you can 't change people overnight .

    我是个务实的人——我知道你不可能一夜之间使人产生变化。

  5. He was kept in the hospital overnight as a precautionary measure .

    为了谨慎起见,他被安排整晚留院观察。

  6. The play was an overnight success .

    这部剧作一夜成名。

  7. After winning the prize she became famous overnight .

    她获奖后一夜之间成名了。

  8. The trip included an overnight stop in Brussels .

    这次旅行在布鲁塞尔停留过夜。

  9. She took only an overnight bag .

    她只带了一个外出住宿一晚的用品旅行袋。

  10. The band became a sensation overnight .

    一夜之间,这支乐队名声大振。

  11. We stayed overnight in London after the theatre .

    我们看完戏后在伦敦住了一晚。

  12. The wind had strengthened overnight .

    夜里,风更大了。

  13. Travel is by coach overnight to Berlin .

    旅程为乘一夜长途汽车去柏林。

  14. I camped overnight in a field .

    我在田野里露营过夜。

  15. I usually soak the beans overnight .

    我通常把豆子泡一夜。

  16. At least two people died of exposure in Chicago overnight .

    昨天晚上,芝加哥至少有两人冻死。

  17. Almost overnight , she had aged ten years and become fat .

    她几乎一夜之间老了10岁,人也胖了。

  18. The rules are not going to change overnight

    这些规定不会说变就变。

  19. The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight .

    流通领域的货币供应量一夜骤减。

  20. Overnight return flights cost from £ 349 including airport taxes .

    当夜返程的航班至少需要349英镑,包括机场税。

  21. He 's realistic enough to know he 's not going to succeed overnight

    他很现实,知道自己的成功不会一蹴而就。

  22. Overnight a man died after being shot and wounded yesterday .

    昨天一名男子遭枪击受伤,于夜间死亡。

  23. He realized he 'd left his overnight bag at Mary 's house .

    他意识到自己把过夜包落在玛丽家了。

  24. The overnight train runs every night of the week except Saturdays .

    这趟夜班火车除了周六外每个晚上都运行。

  25. It had been wet overnight , and a morning mist lay on the field .

    前一天晚上下了雨,田野上笼着一层晨雾。

  26. 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。

  27. The decision was reached overnight

    决定是在夜里作出的。

  28. With its own fleet of trucks , the company delivers most orders overnight

    这个公司拥有自己的货车车队,大多数订购货品可以隔日送到。

  29. 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。

  30. They had told her she would be overnighting in Sydney .

    他们跟她说过她将在悉尼过夜。

前缀
e-过度

overweight vt. 超重

over- 过度 + weight n.重量

overcoat n. 大衣

over- 过度 + coat n.外套

overtake v. 赶上

over- 过度 + take v.拿

overtime n. 加班

over- 过度 + time n.时

overhear vt. 偶然听到

over- 过度 + hear v.听见

overwhelm vt. (感情或感觉)充溢,难以禁受

over- 过度 + whelm v.淹没

overwhelming adj. 势不可挡的

over- 过度 + whelm 压倒,淹没 + -ing 形容词后缀

overflow v. 漫出,溢出,泛滥

over- 过度 + flow v.流

后缀
e-n.夜

tonight n. 今晚

to prep.向 + night n.夜