midnight

1. N-UNCOUNT Midnight is twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. 午夜

It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment. 安妮廻到公寓時(shí)早已過了午夜。

2. ADJ Midnight is used to describe something that happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night. 午夜時(shí)的[ADJ n]

It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline. 延遲午夜的最後期限是根本不可能的。

3. PHRASE If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work. 開夜車

Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article. 尅裡斯在熬夜趕完他的文章後，睡著了。