Word · Frequency #3635
Fully loadedmidnights
午夜；半夜；子夜
midnights is the plural of midnight.
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.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
午夜；半夜十二点
- 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
In use
The party will continue until midnight.
She often works late and doesn't go to bed until midnight.
At midnight, the clock struck twelve and everyone cheered.
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。
I worked until midnight.
我一直工作到午夜。
midnight + noun
midnight可作定语修饰名词。
Connections
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
- The midnight sun is visible in the Arctic during summer.夏季在北极可以看见午夜的太阳。
- midnight mass
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
作为不可数名词，常与介词at连用表示'在午夜'。
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/.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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