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nocturnal
夜间活动的；夜行的
核心释义
active mainly during the night
- 1.
主要在夜间活动的
Primarily active during the night.
- 2.
夜间活动的
belonging to or active during the night
- 3.
夜间发生的,每夜的
Taking place at night, nightly.
- 4.
夜晚的
of or relating to or occurring in the night
夜晚的；夜间发生的；主要在夜间活动的；夜间活动的；夜间发生的,每夜的；夜晚的
用法In use
Owls are nocturnal hunters, relying on their keen eyesight in the dark.
用法提示：nocturnal 作为形容词修饰 hunters，表示“夜间活动的”。
My cat is nocturnal, so she sleeps all day and becomes active at night.
用法提示：nocturnal 作表语，描述猫的习性。
We took a nocturnal walk through the forest to observe the stars.
用法提示：nocturnal 作定语修饰 walk，表示“夜间的”。
nocturnal animals are active at night
nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day
nocturnal darkness
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- nocturnal animal
- 夜间活动的动物
- Owls are nocturnal animals, so they hunt at night.猫头鹰是夜间活动的动物，所以它们在夜间捕猎。
- nocturnal predator
- 夜间捕食者
- The leopard is a solitary nocturnal predator.豹是一种独居的夜间捕食者。
- nocturnal activity
- 夜间活动
- The forest was full of nocturnal activity.森林里充满了夜间活动。
- nocturnal habits
- 夜间活动的习性
- Scientists are studying the nocturnal habits of bats.科学家正在研究蝙蝠的夜间活动习性。
- nocturnal vision
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住：nocturnal 里有 turn——夜晚，猫头鹰转过头来活动。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：biology、scientific writing、formal description nocturnal 是较正式用词，多用于生物学或学术描述，表示“夜间活动的”或“夜晚的”。日常口语中较少直接使用，比较常见于书面或科普语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于描述动物或活动，也可用于人。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读音节都以 /ɝnəl/ 结尾，与 nocturnal 押韵：diurnal、eternal、internal、external、infernal、journal。注意拼写：diurnal 和 journal 以 -urnal 结尾，eternal、internal、external、infernal 以 -ernal 结尾，但读音相同。别把 nocturne /ˈnɑktɝn/ 当作押韵词，它的结尾是 /n/ 而不是 /nəl/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.