Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4937
overnight
在夜间；整夜；隔夜
during the night or for the length of one night
- 1.
During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
在夜间；彻夜,尤指昨晚。
- 2.
In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.
在很短(但未指明)的时间内。
- 3.
during or for the length of one night
一夜之间
- 4.
happening in a short time or with great speed
迅速发生的
突然；一下子；骤然；在夜间；彻夜,尤指昨晚。；在很短(但未指明)的时间内。；一夜之间；迅速发生的
In use
The celebrity became famous overnight after the viral video.
We stayed overnight at a friend's house instead of driving back in the dark.
The paint dries overnight, so you can apply a second coat in the morning.
the fish marinates overnight
these solutions cannot be found overnight!
stay overnight
We can stay overnight at a hotel.
我们可以在酒店过夜。
change overnight
表示变化非常迅速。
The situation changed overnight.
Connections
Collocations
- stay overnight
- 过夜，留宿
- We stayed overnight at a small hotel near the airport.我们在机场附近的一家小旅馆过了一夜。
- work overnight
- 通宵工作
- The team had to work overnight to finish the project.团队不得不通宵工作以完成项目。
- change overnight
- 一夜之间改变；骤然改变
- Public opinion can change overnight in the age of social media.在社交媒体时代，舆论可能在一夜之间改变。
- become famous overnight
- 一夜成名
- She became famous overnight after her video went viral.她的视频走红后，她一夜成名。
- ship overnight
- 隔夜发货；次日送到
- We can ship the order overnight for an extra fee.加收费用的话，我们可以隔夜发货。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把over（越过）和night（夜）连起来：太阳越过一整夜，第二天就“突然”变样了，记住overnight=隔夜/一夜之间。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：住宿与旅行安排、新闻与商业报道 overnight 作副词时有两条常见但含义不同的用法：“在夜间/整夜”多用于住宿、旅行或时间安排；“突然、一下子”多用于新闻、商业等谈论快速变化的场合。两者在正式和日常语境中都比较常见，语气上通常保持中性。
Grammar Note
常用于句末或句首修饰整个句子。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all end in the /aɪt/ sound and rhyme with the final syllable of 'overnight' (/ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/). Beware of lookalikes: 'high' (/haɪ/) and 'sigh' (/saɪ/) have no final /t/, and 'eight' (/eɪt/) or 'weight' (/weɪt/) are pronounced with /eɪt/, not /aɪt/.
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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