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.

• 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。
• 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.

• 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。
• 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

• ADV 在整个夜间；在夜里的某一时刻
  If something happensovernight, 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. Overnightis 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。
• ADV 突然；一下子；一夜之间
  You can say that something happensovernightwhen 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. Overnightis also an adjective.
     
  5. In 1970 he became an overnight success in America.
     1970年，他在美国一夜成名。
• ADJ 只供一两晚使用的
  Overnightbags 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。
• VERB 过夜
  If youovernightsomewhere, 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. Overnightis also a noun.
     
  3. Overnights can be arranged.
     可以安排过夜。

英英释义

adj

• 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

• during or for the length of one night
  1. the fish marinates overnight
• happening in a short time or with great speed
  1. these solutions cannot be found overnight!

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