Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #445
morning
早晨；上午
The early part of the day, from dawn or midnight until noon.
- 1.
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
一天的早期部分,尤其是从午夜到中午
- 2.
the time period between dawn and noon
从黎明到中午的时间段
- 3.
The early part of anything.
事物的早期阶段
- 4.
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
问候或告别的惯用语
- 5.
the first light of day
晨曦
早安；早上好；初期；开端；一天的早期部分,尤其是从午夜到中午；从黎明到中午的时间段；事物的早期阶段
In use
I like to go for a run in the morning.
She always drinks coffee on cold mornings.
The morning light filtered through the curtains.
I spent the morning running errands
they talked until morning
in the morning
表示通常的早晨时间，用介词 in。
I always exercise in the morning.
我总是在早晨锻炼。
determiner + morning
用 this, that, every 等限定词时，不加介词。
I will call you this morning.
我今天早上会打电话给你。
Connections
Collocations
- good morning
- 早上好
- Good morning, everyone!大家早上好！
- morning coffee
- 早晨的咖啡
- I need my morning coffee to wake up.我需要早晨的咖啡来提神。
- early morning
- 清晨
- She likes to jog in the early morning.她喜欢在清晨慢跑。
- morning rush
- 早高峰
- I try to avoid the morning rush by leaving early.我尽量早点出发避开早高峰。
- morning routine
- 晨间例行
- My morning routine includes yoga and a shower.我的晨间例行包括瑜伽和淋浴。
- morning sun
- 早晨的阳光
Learner notes
Memory Tip
morning 的读音类似“猫宁”，想象早晨猫咪安宁地睡觉，帮您记住它表示早晨。
Context & Register
常见场景：daily routine、greetings 通常用于日常交流，比较常见于问候和描述时间。
Grammar Note
通常用作可数名词，如 'on cold mornings'；但在泛指时间时也可用作不可数，如 'in the morning'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with -ning that sound similar: dawning, warning, awning, yawning (all share the /ɔːnɪŋ/ ending). Be careful: 'morning' is a homophone of 'mourning' (/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/), and other -ning words like 'evening' (/ˈiːvnɪŋ/) or 'learning' (/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/) have different vowel sounds.
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 5，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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