夜
1、(形声。金文字形。从月,亦声。本义:从天黑到天亮的时间)。
2、同本义。
夜,舍也。天下休舍也。---《说文》
夜,暮也。---《广雅》
夜呼旦。---《周礼·鸡人》。注:“夜,夜漏未尽,鸡鸣时也。”
辛卯夜,恒星不见。---《左传·庄公七年》。疏;“夜者自昏至旦之总名。”
夜者阴。---《周髀算经》
夙兴夜寐,靡有朝矣。---《诗·卫风·氓》
昨夜见军帖。---《乐府诗集·木兰诗》
三日三夜。---《世说新语·自新》
3、黄昏,天黑。
岂不夙夜?谓行多露。---《诗·召南·行露》
行者怏怏自退,看看日色早已夜了。便道此时将暗,也寻不见师父,不如把几面镜子细看一回。---《西游补》
4、凌晨,天快要亮的时候。
郑玄注:“夜,夜漏未尽鸡鸣时也。”
5、晦暝,幽暗。
是故索物于夜室者,莫良于火;索道于当世者,莫良于典。---《潜夫论》
夜室:黑暗的房间;墓穴
夜台:夜庭。坟墓。亦借指阴间
夜府:犹夜台,墓穴。
我们在旅馆开了个房间,住了两夜。
We took a room at the hotel for two nights.
他可没偷懒:他忙了整整一夜。
He was not slothful: he had been busy all night.
那一夜我无法入睡,我太激动了。
I wasn't able to sleep that night, I was so keyed up.
你好好睡一夜就会觉得好些了。
You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep.
这个节目将在下周二夜间播出。
The show will be aired next Tuesday night.
我们在一个破旧的帐篷里过了一夜。
We spent the night in a ropy old tent.
一夜之间,这支乐队名声大振。
The band became a sensation overnight.
旅程为乘一夜长途汽车去柏林。
Travel is by coach overnight to Berlin.
一夜之间长出来好几百朵蘑菇。
Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.
那些街上依然满是两夜暴乱后的狼藉。
The streets are still full of debris from two nights of rioting.
夜灯在黑暗中发出微弱的光。
The night lantern glowed softly in the darkness.
她折腾了一夜,很早就醒了。
She awoke early after a disturbed night.
我们一夜没睡,谈论着如何拯救世界。
We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.
几乎在一夜之间我被治愈了。
Almost overnight I was cured.
沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。
The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two.
据警报星期四夜间有霜冻。
A freeze warning was posted for Thursday night.
她获奖后一夜之间成名了。
After winning the prize she became famous overnight.
一夜之间流通货币的供应就急剧减少了。
The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.
我们在一家宾馆过了夜。
We spent the night in a hotel.
我在我表兄家住了三夜。
I stayed three nights at my cousin's house.
事故发生在星期五夜里。
The accident happened on Friday night.
沙伦以自嘲幽默的口吻讲述那一夜的故事。
Sharon tells the story of that night with self-deprecating humour.
我需要好好地睡上一夜。
I need a decent night's sleep.
我要的不只是一夜情缘。
I wanted it to be more than a one-night stand.
一夜之间,流言蜚语开始变成头条新闻了。
Overnight, the gossip begins to mutate into headlines.
船员们在他们的小充气船上度过了两天两夜。
The crew spent two days and nights in their raft.
我昨天一夜都没合眼。
I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.
我们可能永远不会知道那一夜发生了什么事。
We may never discover what took place that night.
我通常把豆子泡一夜。
I usually soak the beans overnight.
她一夜之间成为名流。
She achieved celebrity status overnight.