early 14c., from over- + night (n.). Originally "on the preceding evening;" sense of "during the night" is attested from 1530s. Meaning "in the course of a single night, hence seemingly instantaneously" is attested from 1939.
overnight 英文释义
1. lasting through or extending over the whole night;
"a nightlong vigil"
"an overnight trip"
overnight 双语例句
1. There were two bomb explosions in the city overnight.
一夜之间城里发生了两起炸弹爆炸事件。
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2. "Wait a damn minute," Mindy spat. "Nobody said anything about staying overnight."
“该死的，等一下”，明迪愤愤地说道，“谁也没说过要过夜。”
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3. The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.
流通领域的货币供应量一夜骤减。
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4. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me.
在朋友家过夜让我觉得晕晕乎乎的。
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5. The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.
战争以对巴格达和科威特的夜间空袭开始。
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overnight 实用场景例句
We stayed overnight in London after the theatre.
我们看完戏后在伦敦住了一晚。
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Don't expect it to improve overnight.
不要指望这事一下子就改善了。
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an overnight flight
夜间飞行
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overnight accommodation
一夜住宿
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She took only an overnight bag (= containing the things needed for a night spent away from home) .
她只带了一个外出住宿一晚的用品旅行袋。
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The play was an overnight success.
这部剧作一夜成名。
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The weather remained calm overnight...
整晚都悄然无风。
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The decision was reached overnight...
决定是在夜里作出的。
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The rules are not going to change overnight...
这些规定不会说变就变。
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He's realistic enough to know he's not going to succeed overnight...
他很现实，知道自己的成功不会一蹴而就。
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He realized he'd left his overnight bag at Mary's house.
他意识到自己把过夜包落在玛丽家了。
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They had told her she would be overnighting in Sydney.
他们跟她说过她将在悉尼过夜。
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My patience is almost worn away by her endless complaints.
她抱怨个不停,几乎使我的耐性消耗殆尽.
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It is difficult to remove overnight all the grievances [ problems ] accumulated over the years.
积怨很深,一下子难以消除.
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These problems cannot be solved overnight.
这些问题不是一朝一夕能够解决的.
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She indeed lives in a fool's paradise as she always dreams about making a huge fortune overnight.
她总想一夜暴富,的确有点想入非非.
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She stayed overnight in the hotel.
她在旅馆过了一夜.
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Our success is not won overnight.
我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的.
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The rain has sprouted the seeds overnight.
雨一夜就使种子发芽了.
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All this cannot be achieved overnight.
所有这一切都不是一夜之间可以实现的.
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The show was an overnight success on Broadway.
在百老汇的演出一炮打响.
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I'm a realist I know you can't change people's attitudes overnight.
我是实事求是的人——知道不可能在一夜之间改变人们的看法.
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The weather changed overnight.
一夜之间就变天了.
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It is simply a fantastic imagination to conceive that one can master a foreign language overnight.
