Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #6907
noon
中午；正午
The middle of the day, when the sun is at its highest point; midday.
- 1.
The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
太阳在天空中达到最高点的时刻；正午
- 2.
The letter ن in the Arabic script.
阿拉伯字母中的ن
- 3.
An ethnic people who occupy western Senegal.
居住在塞内加尔西部的一个民族。
- 4.
the middle of the day
一天的中间
- 5.
The highest point; culmination.
最高点；顶点
- 6.
The language of these people.
这个民族的语言。
顶点；顶峰；最高点；阿拉伯字母 ن（努恩）；努恩族；努恩人；努恩语；太阳在天空中达到最高点的时刻；正午
In use
I usually eat lunch at noon.
The meeting is scheduled for noon sharp.
By noon, the sun was directly overhead.
at noon
at noon 表示在中午这个时间点。
The meeting is at noon.
会议在中午举行。
by noon
by noon 表示在中午之前，包括中午。
Please finish by noon.
请在中午前完成。
from noon to ...
from noon to ... 表示从中午到某个时间。
The market is open from noon to 6 p.m.
市场从中午开到下午6点。
until noon
Connections
Collocations
- at noon
- 在中午
- The meeting is scheduled at noon.会议定在中午举行。
- high noon
- 正午；高潮时刻
- The duel took place at high noon.决斗发生在正午时分。
- noon sharp
- 中午整点
- Please be here at noon sharp.请中午整点到这儿。
- noon meeting
- 午间会议
- I have a noon meeting with my boss.我中午和老板有个会议。
- noon break
- 午休
- We usually take a noon break from 12 to 1.我们通常中午12点到1点休息。
- around noon
- 大约中午
Learner notes
Memory Tip
中午的太阳像两个圆圆的o，所以noon是正午。
Context & Register
中性；常用于日常时间表达，也可用于正式场合。
Grammar Note
通常不与冠词连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /uːn/ ending and rhyme with 'noon'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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