days

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. It was the first time Jane and I had been apart for more than a few days
   那是我第一次和简分开数日。
2. For ten days I continued in this state.
   我的这种状况持续了10天。
3. 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。
4. I dream about him, dreams so vivid that they disturb me for days
   我几次梦见了他，梦境如此逼真，我好几天都心神不宁。
5. They observed the comet for 70 days before it faded from sight
   他们观察了这颗彗星70天，直至其慢慢从视线中消失。
6. We spent a few days in a hotel
   我们在一家宾馆住了几天。
7. I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.
   我几乎撑过了这两个星期。我只有几天时间去做。
8. I had been in my new job only a few days
   我到新的工作岗位只有几天的时间。
9. She reached Karachi on Monday evening, the journey having occupied three days and nine hours.
   她在星期一晚上抵达了卡拉奇，这段行程耗时3天9小时。
10. A few days earlier somebody had rear-ended him.
    几天之前他的车被人追尾了。
11. His ex-wife reported him to police a few days later
    他的前妻几天后向警方告发了他。
12. After a joyous and restful three days, I left this beautiful city.
    度过了愉快轻松的3天后，我离开了这个美丽的城市。
13. Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days
    陶醉在自由中的她在宾馆开了一间房，住了几天。
14. I went to spend a few days at the seaside
    我去海滨玩了几天。
15. After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted.
    经过11天的生长后，对新芽的数量进行了计数。
16. The past few days had really worn him out
    过去的几天真把他给累坏了。
17. His knowledge and experience increase with his days.
    他的知识和经验与日俱增。
18. I stayed there a few days longer.
    我在那里多住了几天。
19. His days are numbered.
    他的日子屈指可数了。
20. The earthquake lasted for three days.
    地震延续了3天。
21. He stayed in Beijing for ten days.
    他在北京待了10天。
22. After travelling by train for three days, we finally got home.
    坐了3天火车，总算到家了。
23. They battled heroically for seven days and nights.
    他们英勇地战斗了7昼夜。
24. She died only a few days later.
    后来没几天她死了。
25. He was ill for three days.
    他病了3天。
26. I spent a couple of days sight-seeing in Guilin.
    我在桂林盘桓了几天，观光了名胜。
27. They are provisioned with seven days 'rations.
    他们得到了7天的给养。
28. The meat had been left out for days and had started to smell.
    这肉放在外边已有好几天了，都开始有臭味了。
29. The days get shorter after the Summer Solstice.
    过了夏至，天就开始变短。
30. They stopped over in Beijing for several days.
    他们中途在北京逗留了几天。

noun

1. the time during which someone's life continues
   1. the monarch's last days
   2. in his final years

   Synonym:    years