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at midnight
表示具体时间点。
The party ended at midnight.
派对在午夜结束。
午夜；半夜；子夜
midnights — plural of midnight
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
午夜；半夜；子夜
the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night
The party ended at midnight.
派对在午夜结束。
The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
午夜；半夜十二点
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
Synonym of boxcars (“a pair of sixes”).
The party will continue until midnight.
派对将持续到午夜。
AI contextual example
She often works late and doesn't go to bed until midnight.
她经常工作到很晚，直到午夜才睡觉。
AI contextual example
At midnight, the clock struck twelve and everyone cheered.
午夜时分，时钟敲了十二下，大家欢呼起来。
AI contextual example
young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight
不应该让小孩子熬夜到午夜。
WordNet
表示具体时间点。
The party ended at midnight.
派对在午夜结束。
表示持续到午夜。
I worked until midnight.
我一直工作到午夜。
midnight可作定语修饰名词。
We had a midnight snack.
我们吃了一顿午夜小吃。
Not this
I go to bed in midnight.
Use this
I go to bed at midnight.
中文学习者常受母语影响，用 '在午夜' 对应 'in midnight'，但英语中 'midnight' 是具体时间点，介词需用 'at' 而非 'in'。
Not this
I will see you on midnight.
Use this
I will see you at midnight.
'on' 用于日期或星期几，'midnight' 是具体时间点，应使用介词 'at'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在午夜
The party ended at midnight.
派对在午夜结束。
深夜零食
I often have a midnight snack before bed.
我睡前经常吃夜宵。
挑灯夜读
She burned the midnight oil to finish the report.
她挑灯夜读以完成报告。
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。
午夜太阳
The midnight sun is visible in the Arctic during summer.
夏季在北极可以看见午夜的太阳。
午夜弥撒
Many Christians attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
许多基督徒在圣诞夜参加午夜弥撒。
熬夜工作
She had to burn the midnight oil to finish the report on time.
她不得不熬夜工作才能按时完成报告。
宵夜
I always have a midnight snack when I can't sleep.
我睡不着的时候总是吃宵夜。
深夜潜逃
The tenants did a midnight run to avoid paying the rent.
房客们为了逃避付房租而深夜潜逃。
《午夜巴黎》
I spent a midnight in Paris walking along the Seine.
我在巴黎的午夜沿着塞纳河散步。
他正搭乘午夜列车前往佐治亚。
She caught the midnight train to avoid traffic.
她赶上了午夜列车以避开交通堵塞。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
Use midnights naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
作为不可数名词，常与介词at连用表示'在午夜'。
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