midnight

noun

1. 午夜；子夜
   12 o'clock at night
2. 午夜；子夜
   12 o'clock at night

1. N-UNCOUNT 子夜;午夜;半夜
   Midnight is twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.
   1. It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment...
      安妮回到寓所的时候早就过了午夜。
   2. The entrance gates were locked at midnight.
      大门午夜时上锁。
2. ADJ 半夜的;午夜的;子夜的
   Midnight is used to describe something which happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night.
   1. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline...
      想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
   2. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister.
      我和姐姐的确在半夜大吃了一顿。
3. PHRASE 开夜车;挑灯夜战;工作(或读书)至深夜
   If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
   1. Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article.
      克里斯为了写完文章挑灯夜战，现在已经睡着了。

1. All through yesterday crowds have been arriving and by midnight thousands of people packed the square.
   昨天陆续有大批人到来，午夜时有几千人聚集在广场上。
2. At midnight he awoke and listened to the radio for a few minutes
   他半夜醒来，听了一会儿收音机。
3. The break-in had occurred just before midnight.
   这次非法闯入就发生在午夜前。
4. The ceremony started as the chimes of midnight struck.
   子夜钟声响起的时候，仪式开始了。
5. He drives himself on, working like the devil from seven in the morning until midnight
   他不断敦促自己，从早上7点一直拼命工作到午夜。
6. If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house
   如果他把闹钟设在午夜响，那会把全家人都吵醒的。
7. Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight
   客人尽可以喝着咖啡逗留到午夜左右。
8. George livens up after midnight, relaxing a little.
   午夜过后，乔治来了劲，人也活跃起来。
9. It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment
   安妮回到寓所的时候早就过了午夜。
10. The entrance gates were locked at midnight.
    大门午夜时上锁。
11. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline
    想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
12. Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article.
    克里斯为了写完文章挑灯夜战，现在已经睡着了。
13. The sea was a deep midnight blue.
    海水呈深蓝色。
14. It was past midnight
    午夜已过。
15. The racket of drills and electric saws went on past midnight.
    钻孔机和电锯的噪声过了半夜还继续响着。
16. At midnight, the German flag will be raised over the Reichstag.
    半夜时，德国国旗将在德国国会大厦升起。
17. Some time after midnight, he retired to bed.
    午夜过后，他上床就寝。
18. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight.
    他在午夜时分离开，避开了记者的追踪。
19. By midnight the crowd had thinned.
    半夜时分，人群渐渐散去了。
20. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease
    他刚过午夜就睡着了，睡得还算安稳。
21. Thank you Lionel, for singing that for us. Well, we'd better tell you what's on the show between nine and midnight
    谢谢你的歌声，莱昂内尔。好了，我们来看看从9点到午夜都播出什么节目。
22. Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight
    富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才出现。
23. We talked until midnight and then separated.
    我们一直谈到深夜，然后才分手。
24. They worked till midnight.
    他们工作到半夜。
25. My friend and I returned to town by the midnight express.
    我和我朋友乘午夜的快车回城。
26. They planned for it till midnight.
    为此他们一直筹划到深夜。
27. It was close upon midnight.
    时近午夜。
28. They had a midnight feast in their tent.
    他们在帐篷里举行了一次午夜宴会。
29. I hardly noticed the clock strike midnight.
    我几乎没注意到钟已敲午夜12点了。
30. It's getting on to midnight.
    快到午夜了。

n.

burn the midnight oil

• 挑灯夜战；熬夜
  to study or work until late at night

do a moonlight/midnight flit

• （通常为了躲债）夜间偷偷逃走
  to leave a place suddenly and secretly at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to sb

noun

1. 12 o'clock at night
   1. young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight