n.
- 一天(24小时),日[C]
--"What
day is today?" --"It's Monday."
—“今天星期几?” —“今天星期一。”
- 白昼,白天;黎明[C][U]
He is seldom at home during the
day.
他白天很少在家。
- 工作日[C]
We work an 8-hour
day.
我们一天工作八小时。
- 时代,时期[P1]
I still remember my student
days.
我仍然记得我的学生时代。
- (常与his, their等连用)成名时期,全盛时期[S]
She was a beauty in her
day.
她年轻时是个美人。
- 竞赛,战斗,胜利[the S]
The debate was over; our side won the
day.
辩论结束了;我方获胜。
- (常大写)特定日,节日
Christmas
Day is the 25th of December.
圣诞节是十二月二十五日。
- 一生;生涯[P]
短语
day off
- 休息日
She took a
day off.
她请了一天假。
rainy day
- 艰难时刻
He put away some money for a
rainy day.
他储蓄一些钱以防不测。
before day
- 天亮前
We'll have to finish the work
before day.
我们要在天亮前完成这项工作。
be sb.'s day
- 是某人走运之日
It just
wasn't
my day yesterday.
昨天我真倒霉。
by day
- 白天
They travelled
by day and stayed at hotels by night.
他们白天行路,晚上在旅馆过夜。
by the day
- 按日
He got paid
by the day.
他按日取酬。
call it a day
- 结束一天的工作
Let's
call it a day今天就到此为止。
day after day
- 日复一日
He was doing the same thing
day after day.
他天天做同样的事。
day and night
- 日日夜夜
I will sit by her bedside
day and night.
我会日夜守在她的床边。
day by day
- 一天天
She is getting better
day by day.
她的健康状况一天天好起来。
day in, day out
- 日复一日
Day in, day out, the food was the same.
食物天天都是一个样。
every other day
- 每隔一天
We will meet
every other day.
我们将每隔一天会面。
from day to day
- 天天
From day to day the town changes.
这座城镇的面貌天天在发生变化。
have seen/known better days
- 曾有过富裕成功的日子
Old Sam is poor now, but he
has seen better days.
老山姆现在很潦倒,可他以前曾风光过。
of the day
- 当代的;当时的
These are questions
of the day.
这些是时事问题。
one day
- (过去)某一天;(将来)有一天
He'll come to realize it
one day.
他总有一天会懂得这一点。
some day
- 总有一天
We will meet again
some day.
后会有期。
the day after tomorrow
- 后天
If today is Tuesday,
the day after tomorrow will be Thursday.
假如今天是星期二,后天就是星期四。
the day before yesterday
- 前天
If today is Friday,
the day before yesterday was Wednesday.
假如今天是星期五,前天就是星期三。
the good old days
- 过去的好时光
My grandmother always talks about
the good old days when she was young.
我祖母总是谈论她年轻时的好时光。
the other day
- 不久前某一天
I saw David at the bank
the other day.
几天前我在银行见到过戴维。
to a/the day
- 一天也不差;恰好
It's 5 years
to the day.
恰好五年整。
to this day
- 至今
To this day Peter won't eat peas.
彼得至今还是不肯吃豌豆。
辨析
n.
- a twenty-four-hour period as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis.
▸the time between sunrise and sunset.
▸Astronomy a single rotation of a planet in relation to its primary.
- a particular period of the past:
the laws were very strict in those days.
▸
(the day)
the present time.
▸
(
days)
a particular period in a person's life:
my student days.
▸
(one's day)
the successful or influential period of a person's life.
adj.
working or done during the day.
Phrase
Etymology
OE dæg, of Gmc origin; rel. to Ger. Tag.