daylight

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英 ['deɪlaɪt] 美['delaɪt]

释义

n. 白天；日光；黎明；公开

近义词

publicity light of openness knowledge full the day

英文词源

daylight (n.): c. 1300 (as two words from mid-12c., daies liht), from day + light (n.); its figurative sense of "clearly visible open space between two things" (1820) has been used in references to boats in a race, U.S. football running backs avoiding opposing tackles, a rider and a saddle, and the rim of a glass and the surface of the liquor. The (living) daylights that you beat out of someone were originally slang for "the eyes" (1752), extended figuratively to the vital senses.

双语例句

1. Officials say the operation will be carried out in full daylight.: 官员们说行动将在大白天进行。

2. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on.: 还是大白天，但所有汽车的前灯都亮起来了。

3. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.: 他们这是在盘剥歌迷，简直是明目张胆的打劫。

4. Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight.: 装在窗框上的厚厚的胶合板挡住了白天的光线。

5. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight.: 光天化日之下，一个女孩在火车上遭到了袭击。

英英释意

1. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;: "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"

2. light during the daytime

实用场景例句

You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.: 他们的要价有一些你都不会相信，简直就是在光天化日之下抢劫呀！

They left before daylight (= before the sun had risen) .: 他们天亮前就走了。

The street looks very different in daylight .: 在白天大街显得很不一样。

They emerged from the church into the bright daylight.: 他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。

The recent murder happened in broad daylight in a supposedly 'safe' part of London.: 最近的这起谋杀案是光天化日之下在伦敦一个据称“安全”的城区发生的。

A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight...: 光天化日之下，一个女孩在火车上遭到了袭击。

Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.: 昨天早上天刚亮奎因就回来了。

Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.: 日晒不足会让人情绪低落。

It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on...: 还是大白天，但所有汽车的前灯都亮起来了。

His legs get timely medical treatment.: 他的腿得到及时的治疗.

A charge of ￡ 2 for a cup of coffee is daylight robbery.: 一杯咖啡要二英镑,真是敲竹杠.

They even committed such crimes in broad daylight.: 他们竟敢在光天化日之下犯这种罪行.

The public square is as brightly lit as in daylight.: 广场上灯火辉煌,如同白昼.

It is easier to read by daylight than by lamplight.: 在日光下读书比在灯光下读书舒适.

This medicine is not to be exposed to daylight.: 这种药怕见光.

In spring we usually set the clocks ahead one hour to take advantage of the summer daylight.: 春季我们通常把钟拨快一小时以充分利用夏天的白昼.

He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.: 他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包.

I thought about the problem for days before I began to see daylight.: 这个问题我想了好几天才明白.

I rolled out about three o'clock in the morning to ride guard till daylight.: 我凌晨三点左右起床,一直站岗到天亮.

The enemy hidden in our ranks are of course much more dangerous than those acting in broad daylight.: 隐藏在我们队伍中的敌人当然要比明火执仗的敌人更加危险.

We'll keep on driving while there's still daylight.: 趁着天亮,我们继续往前开车.

The truth has been brought into daylight.: 真相大白.

In summer, the daylight hour lengthens.: 夏天, 白天的时间长.

He boozed till daylight and dozed into the afternoon.: 他喝了个通霄,昏沉沉地一直睡到下午.

Daylight came in through its glass roof; this was now the only illumination.: 日光透过玻璃屋顶照入; 眼下这是室内惟一的照明.

During the first scene, which begins early in the morning, we'll dim the lights up to give the effect of growing daylight.: 在从凌晨开始的第一场, 我们将慢慢增强灯光, 以达到天变亮时的效果.

考试真题

The daylight savings time.

Around the world, people changed sleep patterns thanks to the start or end of daylight savings time.

: How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden?

: How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden?

I go back years ago, when we lived in a three-room house, when we got up before daylight and worked till after dark to make ends meet.

词组搭配

see daylight

begin to understand what was previously puzzling or unclear

弄明白，搞懂