day

noun

1. 一天；一日
   a period of 24 hours
   1. I saw Tom three days ago.
      我三天前见过汤姆。
   2. ‘What day is it today?’ ‘Monday.’
      “今天星期几？”“星期一。”
   3. We're going away in a few days/in a few days' time .
      我们过几天就要离开了。
   4. They left the day before yesterday (= two days ago) .
      他们前天就走了。
   5. We're meeting the day after tomorrow (= in two days) .
      我们后天要见面。
   6. New Year's Day
      元旦
   7. Take the medicine three times a day .
      每日服药三次。
   8. We can't go there today. You can go another day .
      我们今天不能去那儿。你可以改天去。
2. 白昼；白天
   the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening
   1. The sun was shining all day .
      白天一直阳光明媚。
   2. I could sit and watch the river all day long .
      我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。
   3. He works at night and sleeps during the day .
      他晚上干活，白天睡觉。
   4. Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night.
      夜间活动的动物白天睡觉晚上猎食。
3. 工作日；一天的活动时间
   the hours of the day when you are awake, working, etc.
   1. a seven-hour working day
      七小时工作日
   2. It's been a long day (= I've been very busy) .
      忙了一整天了。
   3. Did you have a good day?
      你这一天过得顺利吗？
   4. She didn't do a full day's work .
      她并没干一整天的工作。
   5. I took a half day off yesterday.
      昨天我休假半天。
   6. Have a nice day!
      祝你度过愉快的一天！
4. 时期；时代
   a particular period of time or history
   1. in Queen Victoria's day
      在维多利亚女王时代
   2. the early days of computers
      计算机早期阶段
   3. Most women stayed at home in those days .
      在那个时代，大多数妇女都待在家里。
   4. in the old days (= in the past)
      昔日；过去；先前

1. （一周中的）一日，一天
   A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
2. N-VAR 昼;白天
   Day is the time when it is light, or the time when you are up and doing things.
   1. The weather did not help; hot by day, cold at night...
      天气也不肯帮忙：白天很热，晚上很冷。
   2. 27 million working days are lost each year due to work accidents and sickness...
      每年有 2,700 万个工作日因为工作事故和病假而损失掉了。
   3. He arranged for me to go down to London one day a week...
      他安排我每周去伦敦一天。
   4. The snack bar is open during the day.
      小吃店白天营业。
3. N-COUNT 时期;时代
   You can refer to a particular period in history as a particular day or as particular days .
   1. He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle's day...
      他开始讲述他叔叔那个时代的乌克兰。
   2. Did you learn anything in your day, as a student?
      你在学生时代学到什么东西了吗？
   3. ...his early days of struggle and deep poverty...
      他早期一贫如洗、努力奋斗的日子
   4. She is doing just fine these days.
      她目前状况不错。
4. PHRASE 日复一日;一天又一天
   If something happens day after day, it happens every day without stopping.
   1. The newspaper job had me doing the same thing day after day.
      这份报社的工作让我日复一日地做着同样的事。
5. PHRASE 如今;在当代;在今天这个时代
   In this day and age means in modern times.
   1. Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist.
      即使在今天这个时代，这些陈旧的观念依然存在。
6. PHRASE 破旧;陈旧;状况不佳
   If you say that something has seen better days, you mean that it is old and in poor condition.
   1. The tweed jacket she wore had seen better days.
      她穿的那件粗花呢夹克已经很旧了。
7. PHRASE 到此为止;结束
   If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
   1. Faced with mounting debts, the decision to call it a day was inevitable...
      面对着不断增加的债务，最终难免作出将其结束的决定。
   2. I want the manager's job when he calls it a day.
      等到经理不干了之后，我想接替他的位子。
8. PHRASE (在战斗、辩论或体育竞赛中）获胜，取胜
   If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.
   1. For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day.
      眼下似乎是自由主义者占据了上风。
9. PHRASE 已过全盛时期;风光不再;不再流行
   If you say that something has had its day, you mean that the period during which it was most successful or popular has now passed.
   1. Beat music may finally have had its day...
      强节奏摇滚乐的黄金时期或许已经终结。
   2. Interior decoration by careful coordination seems to have had its day.
      精心搭配的室内装饰似乎已不再受欢迎了。
10. PHRASE 使…非常高兴
    If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy.
    1. Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day...
       来吧，比尔。给汤姆寄张卡片让他高兴高兴吧。
    2. It was a joy to see. It really made my day.
       这太有趣了，真的把我高兴坏了。
11. PHRASE 日日夜夜;夜以继日
    If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.
    1. Chantal kept a fire burning night and day...
       尚塔尔让一堆火日夜不熄地一直燃着。
    2. He would have a nurse in constant attendance day and night.
       会有一位护士日夜不间断地陪护着他。
12. PHRASE 将来有一天;总有一天;有朝一日
    One day or some day or one of these days means at some time in the future.
    1. I too dreamed of living in London one day...
       我也梦想过将来有一天能住在伦敦。
    2. I hope some day you will find the woman who will make you happy...
       我希望有一天你能找到一个会让你幸福的女人。
    3. One of these days we will get lucky.
       总有一天我们会走运的。
13. PHRASE 几天前;前两天
    If you say that something happened the other day, you mean that it happened a few days ago.
    1. I phoned your office the other day...
       几天前我给你的办公室打过电话。
    2. We had lunch the other day at our favorite restaurant.
       前两天我们在最喜欢的餐馆吃了午饭。
14. PHRASE 挽回局面;扭转败局;转危为安;反败为胜
    If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful.
    1. ...this story about how he saved the day at his daughter's birthday party...
       这个关于他如何在女儿的生日聚会上成功挽回局面的故事
    2. A last moment election can save the day.
       最后一刻举行选举可能会反败为胜。
15. PHRASE 每天;天天;逐日
    If something happens from day to day or day by day, it happens each day.
    1. Your needs can differ from day to day...
       你的需要每天可能都会不同。
    2. I live for the moment, day by day, not for the past.
       我活在当下，过一天算一天，而不是活在过去。
16. PHRASE 正好;恰好;一天不差
    If it is a month or a year to the day since a particular thing happened, it is exactly a month or a year since it happened.
    1. It was January 19, a year to the day since he had arrived in Singapore...
       那天是 1月 19 号，他到新加坡正好一年的日子。
    2. Twenty-five years ago, to the day, England reached the sport's pinnacle by winning the World Cup.
       恰好是在 25 年前的今天，英格兰队在世界杯上夺冠，到达了足球运动的巅峰。
17. PHRASE 至今;直到现在
    To this day means up until and including the present time.
    1. To this day young Zulu boys practise fighting.
       直到现在年轻的祖鲁男孩还练习格斗。
18. PHRASE 获胜/失败
    If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
    1. His determination and refusal to back down had won the day...
       他的坚定和拒不退让使他赢得了胜利。
    2. Few in Westminster doubt that the government will win the day.
       在英国议会中，几乎没有人对政府将会获胜存有怀疑。
19. PHRASE (困难的任务)日常工作一部分的，常有的，难免的
    If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult, because it is part of their job or because they often do it.
    1. For war reporters, dodging snipers' bullets is all in a day's work...
       对于战地记者来说，躲避狙击手的子弹是家常便饭。
    2. I said: 'How can I ever thank you?' but he waved the question aside. 'It's all in a day's work.'
       我说：“我该怎么感谢你才好呢？”但他却没把这当回事，只是说：“这是我该做的。”
20. your day in court → see: court

1. The weather did not help; hot by day, cold at night
   天气也不肯帮忙：白天很热，晚上很冷。
2. 27 million working days are lost each year due to work accidents and sickness
   每年有2,700万个工作日因为工作事故和病假而损失掉了。
3. He arranged for me to go down to London one day a week
   他安排我每周去伦敦一天。
4. The snack bar is open during the day.
   小吃店白天营业。
5. He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle's day
   他开始讲述他叔叔那个时代的乌克兰。
6. Did you learn anything in your day, as a student?
   你在学生时代学到什么东西了吗？
7. She is doing just fine these days.
   她目前状况不错。
8. The newspaper job had me doing the same thing day after day.
   这份报社的工作让我日复一日地做着同样的事。
9. Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist.
   即使在今天这个时代，这些陈旧的观念依然存在。
10. The tweed jacket she wore had seen better days.
    她穿的那件粗花呢夹克已经很旧了。
11. Faced with mounting debts, the decision to call it a day was inevitable
    面对着不断增加的债务，最终难免作出将其结束的决定。
12. I want the manager's job when he calls it a day.
    等到经理不干了之后，我想接替他的位子。
13. For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day.
    眼下似乎是自由主义者占据了上风。
14. Beat music may finally have had its day
    强节奏摇滚乐的黄金时期或许已经终结。
15. Interior decoration by careful coordination seems to have had its day.
    精心搭配的室内装饰似乎已不再受欢迎了。
16. Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day
    来吧，比尔。给汤姆寄张卡片让他高兴高兴吧。
17. It was a joy to see. It really made my day.
    这太有趣了，真的把我高兴坏了。
18. Chantal kept a fire burning night and day
    尚塔尔让一堆火日夜不熄地一直燃着。
19. He would have a nurse in constant attendance day and night.
    会有一位护士日夜不间断地陪护着他。
20. I too dreamed of living in London one day
    我也梦想过将来有一天能住在伦敦。
21. I hope some day you will find the woman who will make you happy
    我希望有一天你能找到一个会让你幸福的女人。
22. One of these days we will get lucky.
    总有一天我们会走运的。
23. I phoned your office the other day
    几天前我给你的办公室打过电话。
24. We had lunch the other day at our favorite restaurant.
    前两天我们在最喜欢的餐馆吃了午饭。
25. A last moment election can save the day.
    最后一刻举行选举可能会反败为胜。
26. Your needs can differ from day to day
    你的需要每天可能都会不同。
27. It was January 19, a year to the day since he had arrived in Singapore
    那天是1月19号，他到新加坡正好一年的日子。
28. To this day young Zulu boys practise fighting.
    直到现在年轻的祖鲁男孩还练习格斗。
29. His determination and refusal to back down had won the day
    他的坚定和拒不退让使他赢得了胜利。
30. For war reporters, dodging snipers 'bullets is all in a day's work
    对于战地记者来说，躲避狙击手的子弹是家常便饭。

n.

all in a day's work

• 日常工作的一部分；习以为常；不足为奇
  part of your normal working life and not unusual

any day (now)

• 很快
  very soon
  1. The letter should arrive any day now.
     信很快就该到了。

carry/win the day

• 得胜；占上风；取得成功
  to be successful against sb/sth
  1. Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day.
     尽管遭到强烈反对，执政党还是获胜了。

day after day

• 日复一日，一天又一天（尤指枯燥无味、令人厌烦）
  each day repeatedly (used especially when sth is boring or annoying)
  1. She hates doing the same work day after day.
     她讨厌日复一日做同样的工作。

day by day

• 一天天；逐日
  all the time; a little at a time and gradually
  1. Day by day his condition improved.
     他的健康状况一天天好转。

day in, day out

• 日复一日，天天（指不间断）
  every day for a long period of time

a day of reckoning

• 遭报应的日子；受到惩罚的日子
  the time when sb will have to deal with the result of sth that they have done wrong, or be punished for sth bad that they have done

sb's/sth's days are numbered

• （指人）死期不远了，得意的日子屈指可数了；（指物）用不了多久了，寿命不长了
  a person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer
  1. His days as leader of the party are numbered.
     他作为党的领袖的日子已屈指可数了。

from day one

• 从一开始；从第一天
  from the beginning
  1. It's never worked from day one.
     这从一开始就行不通。

from day to day

• 过一天算一天
  with no thoughts or plans for the future
  1. They live from day to day, looking after their sick daughter.
     他们过一天算一天，日复一日地照顾着生病的女儿。
• 天天，一天又一天（指经常变化）
  if a situation changes from day to day , it changes often
  1. A baby's need for food can vary from day to day.
     婴儿对食物的需求天天都在变化。

from one day to the next

• 一天又一天（表示不知未来如何）
  if a situation changes from one day to the next , it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day
  1. I never know what to expect from one day to the next.
     一天又一天我不知道该期待什么。

have had your day

• 得意之时已过；风光不再；日渐衰败
  to no longer be successful, powerful, etc.
  1. She's had her day as a supermodel.
     她作为超级模特儿的辉煌日子已一去不复返。

have seen/known better days

• 穷困潦倒；昔盛今衰；曾辉煌过
  to be in poor condition
  1. Our car has seen better days!
     我们的汽车曾辉煌一时！

if he's, she's, etc. a day

• （谈论年龄）至少
  (used when talking about sb's age) at least
  1. He must be 70 if he's a day!
     他至少70岁了！

in sb's day

• （某人的）昔日盛时，鼎盛时期
  during the part of sb's life when they were most successful, famous, etc.
  1. She was a great dancer in her day.
     她曾是红极一时的舞蹈家。
• 年轻时；当年
  when sb was young
  1. In my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school.
     我年轻时，毕业后就业机会很多。

in this day and age

• 当代；当今；在今天这个时代
  now, in the modern world

it's not sb's day

• 祸不单行；特别倒霉的一天
  used when several unfortunate or unpleasant things happen on the same day
  1. My car broke down and then I locked myself out─it's just not my day!
     我的汽车抛锚了，我又没带房门钥匙——真是祸不单行！

make sb's day

• 使某人一天非常快活
  to make sb feel very happy on a particular day
  1. The phone call from Mike really made my day.
     迈克打来电话，真让我一天都快乐无比。

make a day of it

• 痛痛快快玩一整天
  to make a particular enjoyable activity last for a whole day instead of only part of it

not have all day

• 时间不多了
  to not have much time
  1. Come on! We don't have all day!
     快一点！我们的时间不多了！

of sb's day

• 某人生活的时代
  during a particular period of time when sb lived
  1. the best player of his day
     他那个时代最优秀的运动员
  2. Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day.
     贝西∙史密斯是她那个时代的麦当娜。

of the day

• （餐馆）当日特别供应
  that is served on a particular day in a restaurant
  1. soup of the day
     当日供应的汤

one day

• 有朝一日；（过去）某一天
  at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past
  1. One day, I want to leave the city and move to the country.
     有朝一日，我要离开城市搬到农村去。
  2. One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back.
     一天，他带了个小提包走出家门，再也没有回来。

one of these days

• 不久；日内
  before a long time has passed
  1. One of these days you'll come back and ask me to forgive you.
     你很快就会回来请求我原谅的。

one of those days

• 诸事不顺的日子；倒霉的日子
  a day when there are a lot of mistakes and a lot of things go wrong
  1. It's been one of those days!
     这一天真倒霉！

some day

• 将来有一天；总有一天
  at an unknown time in the future
  1. Some day I'll be famous.
     总有一天我会成名的。

take it/things one day at a time

• 得过且过；做一天和尚撞一天钟；过一天算一天
  to not think about what will happen in the future
  1. I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time.
     我不知道他还能不能好转，我们只有过一天算一天。

that'll be the day

• 那样的事永远不可能；哪有那样的事
  used when you are saying that sth is very unlikely to happen
  1. Paul? Apologize? That'll be the day!
     保罗？道歉？那真是太阳从西边出来了！

these days

• （尤用于拿现在和过去比较）如今，而今
  used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past
  1. These days kids grow up so quickly.
     如今孩子们成长得真快。

those were the days

• （指过去）那才是好时光，那才是好年头
  used to suggest that a time in the past was happier or better than now

to the day

• 恰好；刚好；一天不差
  exactly
  1. It's been three years to the day since we met.
     我们整整三年没见面了。

to this day

• 直到如今；甚至现在
  even now, when a lot of time has passed
  1. To this day, I still don't understand why he did it.
     我直到今天仍然不明白他当时为什么那样做。

back in the day

• 过去；从前；旧时
  in the past
  1. My dad's always talking about how great everything was back in the day.
     我爸爸总是讲过去的一切如何如何的好。

back in the days

• 在过去的某个时候
  at a particular time in the past
  1. I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous.
     在这个乐队还没出名的时候，我就是他们的歌迷。

in all my born days

• （表示惊讶）这辈子（未听说，未见）
  used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before
  1. I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days.
     我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。

break of day/dawn

• 破晓；黎明
  the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light

call it a day

• 结束一天的工作；到此为止；停止
  to decide or agree to stop doing sth
  1. After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire) .
     从政四十年，我想现在也该退休了。

(as) clear as day

• 显而易见；容易看见；容易理解；容易懂
  easy to see or understand

in the cold light of day

• 有时间冷静考虑时；在头脑更清醒些的第二天早晨
  when you have had time to think calmly about sth; in the morning when things are clearer
  1. These things always look different in the cold light of day.
     这些事情在冷静地考虑后总会显得不同。

your good deed for the day

• （所做的）好事，善事
  a helpful, kind thing that you do

every dog has his/its day

• 人人皆有得意时
  everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life

it's early days (yet)

• 为时尚早；言之过早
  used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop

at the end of the day

• （考虑到所有情况后引出最重要的事实）最终，到头来
  used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered
  1. At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision.
     最终，他还得自己拿主意。

end your days/life (in sth)

• （在某种状态下或某处）度过余生，安度晚年
  to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place
  1. He ended his days in poverty.
     他在贫穷中度过余生。

from that day/time forth

• 从那天起；从那时以后
  beginning on that day; from that time

give me sth/sb (any day/time)

• 我宁愿；我更喜欢；我宁可选择
  used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned
  1. We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day!
     我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！

late in the day

• 为时已晚；已失时机
  after the time when an action could be successful
  1. He started working hard much too late in the day─he couldn't possibly catch up.
     他开始努力工作已为时太晚——不可能赶上了。

live to fight another day

• （虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要）改日再战，卷土重来
  used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue

the livelong day

• 一整天
  the whole length of the day

have a nice day!

• （与顾客道别时常用）再见
  a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers

night and day

day and night

• 日日夜夜；夜以继日；连续不断
  all the time; continuously
  1. The machines are kept running night and day.
     这些机器夜以继日地运转着。

the good/bad old days

• 往昔的好 / 苦日子
  an earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better/worse than the present
  1. That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.
     那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。

the order of the day

• 常见的；流行的；适宜的
  common, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion
  1. Pessimism seems to be the order of the day.
     悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。

the other day/morning/evening/week

• 那天，那天早上，那天晚上，那个星期（用于指说话前不久的日子）
  recently
  1. I saw Jack the other day.
     我前几天看到杰克了。

pass the time of day (with sb)

• （与某人）寒暄，打招呼，闲谈一会儿
  to say hello to sb and have a short conversation with them

(as) plain as a pikestaff

(as) plain as day

(as) plain as the nose on your face

• 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见
  very obvious

save, keep, etc. sth for a rainy day

• 有备无患；未雨绸缪
  to save sth, especially money, for a time when you will really need it

Rome wasn't built in a day

• 罗马不是一天建成的；复杂的工作不会一蹴而就
  used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and needs patience

your salad days

• 年少不谙世事的岁月；涉世未深的青少年时代
  the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life

save the day/situation

• 挽回败局；扭转局面
  to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen
  1. Owen's late goal saved the day for Liverpool.
     欧文后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。

not give sb the time of day

• 对某人厌弃不睬
  to refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them
  1. Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day.
     自从她的小说获得成功之后，曾经懒得答理她的人也跟她握起手来。

noun

1. a period of opportunity
   1. he deserves his day in court
   2. every dog has his day

2. some point or period in time
   1. it should arrive any day now
   2. after that day she never trusted him again
   3. those were the days
   4. these days it is not unusual

3. the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
   1. my day began early this morning
   2. it was a busy day on the stock exchange
   3. she called it a day and went to bed

4. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
   1. two days later they left
   2. they put on two performances every day
   3. there are 30,000 passengers per day

   Synonym:    twenty-four hourstwenty-four hour period24-hour intervalsolar daymean solar day

5. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
   1. Mother's Day

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

   Synonym:    daytimedaylight

7. the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

   Synonym:    sidereal day

8. the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
   1. how long is a day on Jupiter?

9. an era of existence or influence
   1. in the day of the dinosaurs
   2. in the days of the Roman Empire
   3. in the days of sailing ships
   4. he was a successful pianist in his day