overnight

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o·ver·night1 /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/ adverbadv

1 Dfor or during the night 夜里；在夜间

Pam’s staying overnight at my house.

帕姆要在我家过夜。

2 SUDDENLYsuddenly or surprisingly quickly 突然，一下子

He became a millionaire overnight.

他一夜之间就成了百万富翁。

happen/appear/change overnight

Reputations are not changed overnight.

声誉不是一夜之间就能改变的。

Do not talk about ‘an overnight’ because overnight is never a noun. It is either an adverb or an adjective.

不要说 ‘an overnight’ ，因为 overnight 不是名词，而是副词或形容词。

Examples from the Corpus

overnight• Several members of the board became millionaires overnight.• It was a lost opportunity, but you can't change some people overnight.• When radar was directed toward Mercury in the early I960s the situation changed overnight.• We stayed overnight in a motor camp in Picton and continued next day, southwards down the east coast to Kaikoura.• The volunteers fasted overnight, or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon.• Nothing really worthwhile can be accomplished overnight or without a lot of effort on your part.• I got out of bed, and my back had stiffened up overnight to where I could just barely bend.

staying overnight• We were staying overnight at Blackburn bothy, which is set in a small wood with a stream wending through it.• Spend the evening exploring the honeymoon capital of the world, staying overnight at Your Host Motor Inn.

happen/appear/change overnight• But they will not change overnight.• He was a patient man: he knew that the attitude of Heads and teachers could not be changed overnight.• Here the dislocation seemed to happen overnight.• When radar was directed toward Mercury in the early I960s the situation changed overnight.• Your footy fortunes can change overnight.• It won't happen overnight, but I can assure you it will one day.• Though the conditions of supply had changed overnight in October 1981, the conditions of demand for mortgage securities had not.

o·ver·night2 /ˈəʊvənaɪt $ ˈoʊvər-/ adjectiveadj

1 TIME/HOW LONGhappening during the night or for the night 夜间的，晚上的；只供一夜的

an overnight flight to Chicago

飞往芝加哥的夜间航班

overnight accommodation in London

伦敦的一夜住宿

2 happening surprisingly quickly 突然的，极快的

The show was an overnight success.

这场演出一举成功。

his overnight decision to become a vegetarian

他要做素食者的突然决定

Examples from the Corpus

overnight• She gave him five minutes to pack an overnight bag under Dexter's supervision and say farewell to his family.• an overnight delivery service• In 1981, it had 26 percent of the overnight market; by 1989, it was down to 12 percent.• After an overnight rain, the sky appeared clear and blue.• The key overnight rate will settle at 0. 45 percent, the same as yesterday, a money market broker said.• Dealer financing rate for overnight sale and repurchase of Treasury securities.• They take eighteen hours all told, including the overnight soaking.

From Longman Business Dictionary

overnighto·ver·night1 /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt◂ˌoʊvər-/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

1done in one night

Much of what is shipped via overnight express delivery is not really needed the next day.

2continuing for all or most of the night

an overnight flight

3happening last night

London stocks ended higher, fueled by overnight gains on Wall Street.

4overnight money is lent for one night and must be paid back the next day

Credit was tightened and the cost of overnight money touched 10%.

overnight commercial paper

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