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overnight

美音:[´əuvə´naıt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.头天晚上 adj.通宵的,晚上的,前夜的 adv.在前一夜,整夜,昨晚一晚上

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overnight为中学词汇   词频:4828

词形变化:

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

词根

over-=above,across,beyond 从“覆盖”、“超越”、“胜过”引申为“过度”、“太过”之意

overnight


/,əʊvə'naɪt; `ovɚ`naɪt/
adv
1 during or for the night 在晚上; 在夜里
*stay overnight at a friend's house, ie sleep there for the night 在朋友家过夜.
2 (infml 口) suddenly or very quickly 突然; 很快
*She became a celebrity overnight. 她一下子成了名人了.

/'əʊvənaɪt; `ovɚ`naɪt/
adj [attrib 作定语]
1 during or for the night 晚上的; 夜里的
*an overnight journey 夜间旅行
* an overnight bag 装过夜用品的旅行袋
* an overnight stop in Rome 在罗马停留一夜.
2 (infml 口) suddenly; very quickly 突然的; 很快的
*an overnight success 突然间的成功.
1. While traveling for various speaking appointments, I frequently stay overnight in the home of a family and am assigned to one of the children's bedrooms.
    我四处奔波,应约作各种演讲,常在他人家里过夜,被安排在孩子的卧室里。

2. The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.
    下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道威力。

3. Roses Only can arrange delivery via overnight mail to anywhere in the country.
    "惟一玫瑰"可以通过速递邮件连夜把花送到全国各地。

4. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.
    农场劳动者们说,他们常常醒来时发现工作已经在夜间被人做完了。

5. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.
    雇工们说,常常一早起来发现有人在夜里把活干了,

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