Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3635
Fully loadedmidnight
午夜；半夜；子夜
核心释义
the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night
- 1.
The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
- 2.
午夜；半夜十二点
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- 3.
Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
- 4.
Synonym of boxcars (“a pair of sixes”).
双六；午夜；半夜十二点；午夜；子夜；半夜
用法In use
The party will continue until midnight.
用法提示：名词 midngiht 表示具体时间点，作为介词宾语。
She often works late and doesn't go to bed until midnight.
用法提示：名词 midngiht 表示时间点，用于“until midnight”短语中。
At midnight, the clock struck twelve and everyone cheered.
用法提示：名词 midngiht 作为时间状语，用介词“at”引出。
young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight
at midnight
表示具体时间点。
The party ended at midnight.
派对在午夜结束。
until midnight
表示持续到午夜。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- at midnight
- 在午夜
- The party ended at midnight.派对在午夜结束。
- midnight snack
- 深夜零食
- I often have a midnight snack before bed.我睡前经常吃夜宵。
- burn the midnight oil
- 挑灯夜读
- She burned the midnight oil to finish the report.她挑灯夜读以完成报告。
- midnight blue
- 深蓝色
- He wore a midnight blue suit to the gala.他穿了一套深蓝色西装去参加晚会。
- midnight sun
- 午夜太阳
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象午夜12点，钟声敲响midnight，mid表示中间，night是夜晚，合起来就是半夜。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于表示具体时间点，属于中性语域，适用于正式和非正式场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为不可数名词，常与介词at连用表示'在午夜'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'midnight' (the vowel sound /aɪt/). Be cautious: words like 'weight' and 'eight' are spelled with '-ight' but pronounced with /eɪt/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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