Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4937
overnight
一夜住宿；过夜
A stay for one night, especially at a hotel or other lodging.
- 1.
An item delivered or completed overnight.
隔夜送达或完成的物品。
- 2.
An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility.
过夜住宿,尤指在酒店或其他住宿设施。
- 3.
Viewership ratings for a television show that are published the morning after it is broadcast, and may be revised later on.
电视节目播出次日早上公布的收视率,之后可能修订。
隔夜件；隔夜送达的邮件/包裹；隔夜收视率；次日公布的收视率；隔夜送达或完成的物品。；过夜住宿,尤指在酒店或其他住宿设施。；电视节目播出次日早上公布的收视率,之后可能修订。
In use
We booked an overnight at the mountain lodge.
The hotel charges $100 per overnight.
They decided to make an overnight of their road trip.
an overnight
作为可数名词，表示‘一夜的停留’。
We booked an overnight at the hotel.
我们在酒店预订了一晚住宿。
overnights
复数形式，指多次过夜停留。
He has done many overnights on business trips.
他出差时有过多次过夜停留。
Common mistakes
I need to book overnight in a hotel.I need to book an overnight in a hotel.
overnight作为可数名词使用时，前面需要加不定冠词an，不能直接作宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- an overnight
- 隔夜件；隔夜送达的邮件或包裹
- The overnight will be delivered by 10 a.m. tomorrow.隔夜件将于明天上午十点前送达。
- an overnight stay
- 过夜住宿
- The hotel offers a comfortable overnight stay for travelers.这家酒店为旅客提供舒适的过夜住宿。
- overnight ratings
- 隔夜收视率
- The show's overnight ratings surprised the network.该节目的隔夜收视率令电视台感到惊讶。
- overnight delivery
- 隔夜送达服务
- We offer overnight delivery for urgent documents.我们为紧急文件提供隔夜送达服务。
Idioms & figurative uses
- overnight success
- 一夜成名；迅速取得的成功The video made her an overnight success.这段视频让她一夜成名。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
overnight 拆成 over + night，想象一件事跨越整个夜晚：住宿一夜、隔夜快递、次日公布的收视率都靠它。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：logistics/delivery、hotel accommodation、TV ratings 名词 overnight 的具体含义随语境而变化：快递/物流中指隔夜送达的物品，酒店住宿中指住一晚，电视媒体中指次日公布的收视率。该用法较为专门，多出现在相应的业务或行业场景中。
Grammar Note
通常用作单数，但也可用复数形式 overnights。表示“一夜的逗留”或“前一天晚上”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 overnight 末尾的 /naɪt/ 押韵：night, light, bright, right, white, flight。注意拼写相似的 overweight /ˌoʊvərˈweɪt/ 和 overnice /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪs/ 读音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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