| 单词 | day |
| 释义 | daydaysdayday /deɪ/ noun1[countable] a period of time equal to 24 hours ➔ daily: We went to Paris for ten days.goday我们去巴黎逗留了十天。They arrived two days ago.arriveday他们是两天前到达的。I’ll call you in a couple of days.day我过两天打电话给你。‘What day is it today?’ ‘It’s Friday.’be“今天星期几？”“星期五。”2[uncountable and countable] the period of time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening OPP night: The days begin to get longer in the spring.daylong春天时﹐白昼开始变长。It’s rained all day.rain雨下了一整天。3[countable usually singular] the time during the day when you are usually awake: My day usually begins at six o’clock.begin我的一天一般从早晨六点开始。It’s been a long day (=used when you had to get up early and were busy all day).be真是漫长的一天。4[countable] the hours you work in a day: Jean works an eight-hour day.work琼一天工作八小时。5[countable] (also days [plural]) a particular time in the past: In my day (=when I was young) very few people had cars.havecar我小时候很少人有汽车。Life was hard in those days (=then).beday 那时候生活很艰苦。6sb’s days the time when someone is alive: She ended her days in Kent.endday她在肯特郡走完了她的人生。 ➔ day-to-day, modern-day, open day, present-day, today, tomorrow, yesterdayPhrasesday after day/day in day out used to emphasize that something bad or boring continues to happen: I’m sick of sitting at the same desk day after day.sit我厌倦了日复一日地坐在同一张办公桌前。day by day slowly and gradually: She was getting stronger day by day.begetstrong她日渐康复。have had its day to not be popular or successful any more: I think the band has had its day.havehave我认为这支乐队已经风光不再。make sb’s day informal to make someone very happy: That card really made my day.make那张贺卡真使我开心极了。one day on a day in the past: She just walked in here one day.walk一天她就这么走进这里。one day/some day at some time in the future: I’d like to visit the States some day.state有朝一日我要去美国看看。the other day spoken a few days ago: I saw Roy the other day.see我前几天见过罗伊。THESAURUS recentlythese days used to talk about the situation that exists now: Children have lots more opportunities these days.childlotopportunityday如今孩子们的机会多得多了。to this day until and including now: To this day we don’t know what really happened.happen至今我们仍不知道究竟发生了什么事。COLLOCATIONS: dayadjectives every dayShe washes her hair every day.washthe next/the following day (=the day after something happened)The following day, a letter arrived.followarrivethe previous day (=the day before something happened)It had rained the previous day.haveraina big day (=a day when something important is planned)The big day finally arrived.arrivea historic day (=a day when something very important happens)This is a historic day for our country.benoun + day sb’s wedding dayI was so happy on my wedding day.beelection/market etc dayIt’s less than a week until election day.littleChristmas/Easter/Independence etc DayWe spent Christmas Day at home.spendUsageYou use on to talk about a particular day of the week: I’m going to a party on Saturday.go星期六我要参加一个派对。You use next to talk about a day in the week after the present one: I’ll meet you next Tuesday.我下周二与你见面。 Do not say ‘on next Tuesday’.You use this to talk about a day during the present week: Her birthday is this Friday.be她生日是本周五。 Do not say ‘on this Friday’.You use last to talk about a day in the week before the present one: He died last Friday.die他是上周五去世的。 |
| 随便看 |
BTSKY英语在线翻译词典收录了21184条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。