noon

英 [nuːn]

美 [nuːn]

n.  正午; 中午

复数：noons　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6907 / COCA.3820

习惯用语

n.

morning, noon and night
• 从早到晚；一天到晚
  at all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that sth happens very often or that it happens continuously)
• She talks about him morning, noon and night.
  她整天把他挂在嘴边。
• The work continues morning, noon and night.
  这项工作从早到晚持续进行。

牛津词典

noun

• 正午；中午
  12 o'clock in the middle of the day
  1. We should be there by noon.
     我们应该最晚中午到达。
  2. The conference opens at 12 noon on Saturday.
     这次会议在星期六中午12点开幕。
  3. the noon deadline for the end of hostilities
     中午结束敌对状态这一最后期限
  4. I'm leaving on the noon train.
     我坐中午的火车走。
  5. the glaring light of high noon
     正午眩目的阳光

柯林斯词典

• See also:The long day of meetings started at noon...Our branches are open from 9am to 5pm during the week and until 12 noon on Saturdays.high noon
• ADJ 正午的;中午的
  Noonmeans happening or appearing in the middle part of the day.
  1. The noon sun was fierce...
     正午的阳光火辣辣的。
  2. He expected the transfer to go through by today's noon deadline.
     他希望转账在今天中午的最后期限之前完成。
• morning,noon,and night→ see:morning

英英释义

noun

• the middle of the day
  Synonym:twelve noonhigh noonmiddaynoondaynoontide

双语例句

• The route had been reopened by noon.
  到中午的时候这条路线就重新开放了。
• It's past noon and he's still not back.
  都过晌了，他还不回来。
• Are you tired? I am tired, it should be the time of our noon recess.
  你困了吗？我困了，该是我们午休的时间了。
• At noon the sun beated down on our heads as we walked home.
  我们中午回家时正是烈日当头。
• The judge handed down his decision at noon.
  法官中午下了判决。
• There is a ceaseless struggle from noon to night.
  从中午到夜晚，争斗没有停歇。
• It is past noon.
  现在已过中午了。
• Perhaps as it is so close to noon, you would do me the honour of having lunch with me.
  马上就到中午了，也许你能赏脸和我一起吃午饭。
• Government workers were made to punch time clocks morning, noon and night.
  公务员早、中、晚都要打卡。
• It looks like high noon for the nation's movie theaters, now we are in the age of the home video.
  我们现在正处在家庭录像大行其道的时代，这对国内的电影院来说似乎是个关乎生死存亡的关键时刻。