overnight

英 [ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt , ˈəʊvənaɪt] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt , ˈoʊvərnaɪt]

adv.  在夜间; 在晚上; 突然; 一夜之间; 旋即
adj.  夜间的; 晚上的; 只供一夜的; 突然的; 很快的; 一夜之间的
n.  前一天的晚上; 一夜的逗留

复数:overnights

CET4CET6考研TEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.4937 / COCA.4742



牛津词典

adv.

  1. 在夜间;在晚上
    during or for the night
    1. We stayed overnight in London after the theatre.
      我们看完戏后在伦敦住了一晚。
  2. 突然;一夜之间;旋即
    suddenly or quickly
    1. Don't expect it to improve overnight.
      不要指望这事一下子就改善了。

adj.

  1. 夜间的;晚上的;只供一夜的
    happening during the night; for a night
    1. an overnight flight
      夜间飞行
    2. overnight accommodation
      一夜住宿
    3. She took only an overnight bag (= containing the things needed for a night spent away from home) .
      她只带了一个外出住宿一晚的用品旅行袋。
  2. 突然的;很快的;一夜之间的
    happening suddenly or quickly
    1. The play was an overnight success.
      这部剧作一夜成名。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADV 在整个夜间;在夜里的某一时刻
    If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night.
    1. The weather remained calm overnight...
      整晚都悄然无风。
    2. The decision was reached overnight...
      决定是在夜里作出的。
    3. Overnight a man died after being shot and wounded yesterday.
      昨天一名男子遭枪击受伤,于夜间死亡。
    4. Overnight is also an adjective.
    5. Travel and overnight accommodation are included...
      旅行与晚间的食宿包括在内。
    6. Overnight buying in the Far East also helped the dollar.
      远东的夜间买入也帮助了美元。
  2. ADV 突然;一下子;一夜之间
    You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly.
    1. The rules are not going to change overnight...
      这些规定不会说变就变。
    2. He's realistic enough to know he's not going to succeed overnight...
      他很现实,知道自己的成功不会一蹴而就。
    3. Almost overnight, she had aged ten years and become fat.
      她几乎一夜之间老了10岁,人也胖了。
    4. Overnight is also an adjective.
    5. In 1970 he became an overnight success in America.
      1970年,他在美国一夜成名。
  3. ADJ 只供一两晚使用的
    Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights.
    1. He realized he'd left his overnight bag at Mary's house.
      他意识到自己把过夜包落在玛丽家了。
  4. VERB 过夜
    If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there.
    1. They had told her she would be overnighting in Sydney.
      他们跟她说过她将在悉尼过夜。
    2. Overnight is also a noun.
    3. Overnights can be arranged.
      可以安排过夜。

双语例句

  1. The overnight train runs every night of the week except Saturdays.
    这趟夜班火车除了周六外每个晚上都运行。
  2. The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.
    战争以对巴格达和科威特的夜间空袭开始。
  3. Overnight return flights cost from £ 349 including airport taxes.
    当夜返程的航班至少需要349英镑,包括机场税。
  4. It should be a great week, with overnight stops in assorted hotels in the West Highlands.
    那一周会过得很开心,晚上可以在西部高地上的各式旅馆里过夜。
  5. There were two bomb explosions in the city overnight.
    一夜之间城里发生了两起***爆炸事件。
  6. The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.
    流通领域的货币供应量一夜骤减。
  7. Almost overnight I was cured
    几乎是一夜间我就被治好了。
  8. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me
    在朋友家过夜让我觉得晕晕乎乎的。
  9. At least two people died of exposure in Chicago overnight.
    昨天晚上,芝加哥至少有两人冻死。
  10. With its own fleet of trucks, the company delivers most orders overnight
    这个公司拥有自己的货车车队,大多数订购货品可以隔日送到。
  11. Downing Street denied there had been a hurried overnight redrafting of the text.
    唐宁街否认连夜赶工改拟了文本。
  12. Soak the couscous overnight in the juice of about six lemons.
    将粗麦粉浸于大约6个柠檬榨出的果汁中,浸泡整夜。
  13. It had been wet overnight, and a morning mist lay on the field.
    前一天晚上下了雨,田野上笼着一层晨雾。
  14. Overnight, the gossip begins to mutate into headlines.
    一夜之间,传闻变成了报纸的头条新闻。
  15. The weather remained calm overnight
    整晚都悄然无风。
  16. The decision was reached overnight
    决定是在夜里作出的。
  17. Overnight a man died after being shot and wounded yesterday.
    昨天一名男子遭枪击受伤,于夜间死亡。
  18. The rules are not going to change overnight
    这些规定不会说变就变。
  19. He's realistic enough to know he's not going to succeed overnight
    他很现实,知道自己的成功不会一蹴而就。
  20. Almost overnight, she had aged ten years and become fat.
    她几乎一夜之间老了10岁,人也胖了。
  21. He realized he'd left his overnight bag at Mary's house.
    他意识到自己把过夜包落在玛丽家了。
  22. They had told her she would be overnighting in Sydney.
    他们跟她说过她将在悉尼过夜。
  23. The best way of preparing the nuts is to rehydrate them by soaking overnight.
    做这些坚果的最好方法就是用水浸泡一个晚上,为其补充水分。
  24. Refrigerate the dough overnight.
    将面团冷藏过夜。
  25. 'Wait a damn minute,' Mindy spat. 'Nobody said anything about staying overnight.'
    “该死的,等一下”,明迪愤愤地说道,“谁也没说过要过夜。”
  26. The weather had turned warm and thundery overnight.
    天气一夜之间就转暖,而且雷声阵阵。
  27. These problems cannot be solved overnight.
    这些问题不是一朝一夕能够解决的。
  28. All this cannot be achieved overnight.
    所有这一切都不是一夜之间可以实现的。
  29. It is simply a fantastic imagination to conceive that one can master a foreign language overnight.
    幻想在一天早晨就把外语学好,那只是白日作梦。
  30. It is difficult to remove overnight all the grievances [ problems] accumulated over the years.
    积怨很深,一下子难以消除。

英英释义

adj

  1. lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
    1. a nightlong vigil
    2. an all-night drugstore
    3. an overnight trip

    Synonym:    nightlongall-night

adv

  1. during or for the length of one night
    1. the fish marinates overnight

  2. happening in a short time or with great speed
    1. these solutions cannot be found overnight!