Word
noontide
/ˈnuːntaid/
noun
高潮；顶点
Climax; high point.
- 1.
Climax; high point.
顶点；高潮。
顶点；高潮。；中午；最高点；正午
In use
The farmers took a break during the noontide heat.
At noontide, the shadows are shortest.
The village square was quiet at noontide.
at noontide
The sun is hottest at noontide.
太阳在正午最热。
in the noontide
They rested in the noontide.
他们在中午休息。
noontide + noun
The noontide heat was unbearable.
正午的炎热难以忍受。
Common mistakes
Let's meet noontide.Let's meet at noontide.
中文的“中午”可以直接用作时间状语，但英语中的noontide是名词，需要加介词at才能表示时间状语，否则句子不完整。
I take a noontide nap every day.I take a noon nap every day.
noontide是名词，不能直接修饰名词；而noon可以作定语修饰名词，或者使用介词短语at noontide作后置定语。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
指正午时分，通常不可数
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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