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overnight

英 [əʊvə'naɪt] 美 ['ovənaɪt]

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解释

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

※ 提供单词"overnight"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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。”

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。

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。

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。