daylight

noun

1. 日光
   the light that comes from the sun during the day
   1. They emerged from the church into the bright daylight.
      他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
   2. The street looks very different in daylight .
      在白天大街显得很不一样。
   3. They left before daylight (= before the sun had risen) .
      他们天亮前就走了。

1. N-UNCOUNT 日光
   Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
   1. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on...
      还是大白天，但所有汽车的前灯都亮起来了。
   2. Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
      日晒不足会让人情绪低落。
2. N-UNCOUNT 天明
   Daylight is the time of day when it begins to get light.
   1. Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.
      昨天早上天刚亮奎因就回来了。
3. PHRASE 在光天化日之下;在大白天
   If you say that a crime is committed in broad daylight, you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night.
   1. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight...
      光天化日之下，一个女孩在火车上遭到了袭击。
   2. The recent murder happened in broad daylight in a supposedly 'safe' part of London.
      最近的这起谋杀案是光天化日之下在伦敦一个据称“安全”的城区发生的。

1. Through the aperture he could see daylight.
   透过缝隙，他能看见日光。
2. Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight
   装在窗框上的厚厚的胶合板挡住了白天的光线。
3. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on
   还是大白天，但所有汽车的前灯都亮起来了。
4. Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
   日晒不足会让人情绪低落。
5. Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.
   昨天早上天刚亮奎因就回来了。
6. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight
   光天化日之下，一个女孩在火车上遭到了袭击。
7. The recent murder happened in broad daylight in a supposedly 'safe' part of London.
   最近的这起谋杀案是光天化日之下在伦敦一个据称“安全”的城区发生的。
8. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.
   他们这是在盘剥歌迷，简直是明目张胆的打劫。
9. Officials say the operation will be carried out in full daylight
   官员们说行动将在大白天进行。
10. People can go out to work in the daylight hours and then come to night school in the evening.
    人们可以白天外出工作，晚上去夜校学习。
11. Faint glimmers of daylight were showing through the treetops
    微弱的日光从树梢中透出。
12. They even committed such crimes in broad daylight.
    他们竟敢在光天化日之下犯这种罪行。
13. The poor expect to see daylight.
    穷人盼出头。
14. The public square is as brightly lit as in daylight.
    广场上灯火辉煌，如同白昼。
15. The enemy hidden in our ranks are of course much more dangerous than those acting in broad daylight.
    隐藏在我们队伍中的敌人当然要比明火执仗的敌人更加危险。
16. It has dawned but is not yet broad daylight.
    明而未融。
17. This medicine is not to be exposed to daylight.
    这种药怕见光。
18. We expect to see bats in the evening, not in the broad daylight.
    我们盼望在晚上见到蝙蝠，而不是在白天。
19. The violent daylight drills into the room.
    强烈的日光射进房间里来了。
20. At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
    在隧道的尽头，他们看见了日光。
21. It's already broad daylight.
    天已大亮。
22. It is as bright as daylight in the great hall.
    大厅里亮得如同白昼。
23. How could you have got lost in broad daylight!
    大天白日的，你怎么走迷了路！
24. A mugging took place in broad daylight in a crowded street.
    一起抢劫案竟在光天化日之下发生在一条热闹大街上。
25. If I find him bullying small children again, and I can lay my hands on him, I'll knock the daylight out of him.
    要是我发现他再欺侮小孩，而且我能把他抓住的话，我要狠狠揍他一顿。
26. During the first scene, which begins early in the morning, we'll dim the lights up to give the effect of growing daylight.
    在从凌晨开始的第一场，我们将慢慢增强灯光，以达到天变亮时的效果。
27. The thief broke into the house in broad daylight.
    窃贼竟在大白天闯入屋里行窃。
28. The triangle of sky I see from where I am sitting is stripped of its daylight clouds.
    我从座位上能看到一角天空，白日的云彩已经散尽，夜空中充斥着繁星，清风吹过时微微摇颤。
29. We go to bed in broad daylight.
    我们在大白天便上床睡觉了。
30. I was robbed in broad daylight last year.
    去年，我在光天化日之下遭到抢劫。警察抓住了那家伙，但是关了六个星期就把他放了。

n.

daylight robbery

• 漫天要价；敲竹杠
  the fact of sb charging too much money for sth
  1. You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.
     他们的要价有一些你都不会相信，简直就是在光天化日之下抢劫呀！

(in) broad daylight

• 光天化日（之下）
  (in) the clear light of day, when it is easy to see
  1. The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
     抢劫就发生在光天化日之下的一条熙熙攘攘的街道上。

noun

1. light during the daytime

2. 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:    daydaytime