Word
nightlong
/ˈnaitlɒŋ/
adjective
整夜的；通宵的
Lasting for one entire night; lasting all night.
- 1.
Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.
整夜的；持续一夜的
整夜的；持续一夜的；通宵的
In use
After a nightlong meeting, the team finally reached a consensus.
The nightlong celebration ended with a beautiful sunrise.
She managed to finish the report after a nightlong effort.
nightlong + noun
nightlong 通常作定语，修饰名词。
They embarked on a nightlong journey.
他们开始了一整夜的旅程。
noun + be + nightlong
作表语的用法较少见，但语法上成立。
The vigil was nightlong.
守夜活动是通宵的。
Common mistakes
We worked nightlong to finish the project.We worked all night to finish the project.
nightlong是形容词，不能作状语修饰动词；应使用all night作为时间状语。
The nightlong was very tiring.The all-night party was very tiring.
nightlong是形容词，不能作名词；应使用'all-night + 名词'结构。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常作定语
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