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day

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Related topics: Chronology
day /deɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1 24 hours 小時 [countableC]TMC a period of 24 hours 一天,一日
We spent three days in Paris.
我們在巴黎度過了三天。
‘What day is it today?’ ‘Friday.’
今天星期幾?” “星期五。
He left two days ago.
他兩天前離開的。
I’ll call you in a couple of days.
我過兩天給你電話。
on a ... day
We’ll have to hold the party on a different day.
我們只得改天開派對了。
(on) that/the following/the previous day (=during a particular day) (在)那天/第二天/前一天
What really happened on that day so long ago?
那麽久以前的那一天究竟發生了什麽?
Over 10,000 soldiers died on that one day in January.
在一月份的那一天死了一萬多名士兵。
The following day, a letter arrived.
第二天,來了一封信。
I saw Jane the day before yesterday.
前天我看到了簡。
We’re leaving for New York the day after tomorrow.
我們後天啓程去紐約。
I got an email from Sue the other day (=a few days ago).
前幾天,我收到休發來的一封電子郵件。
Women generally use up about 2,000 calories a day (=each day).
女性一般每天消耗大約2,000卡路裏。
2 not night 非夜間 [countableC, uncountableU]TMC the period of time between when it gets light in the morning and when it gets dark 白天,日間 OPP night
She only leaves her house during the day.
她只在白天出門。
It was a cold blustery day.
那是個寒風呼嘯的冷天。
Kept in that dark cell, I could no longer tell whether it was day or night.
我被關在那個漆黑的牢房裏,不知是白天還是黑夜。
on a ... day
She first met Steve on a cold but sunny day in March.
她第一次見到史蒂夫是在三月裏的一天,那天天氣寒冷但是陽光明媚。
by day (=during the day) 在白天
Owls usually sleep by day and hunt by night.
貓頭鷹通常白天睡覺,夜晚獵食。
The day dawned (=started) bright and clear.
拂曉時天朗氣清。
3 when you are awake 醒着時 [countableC usually singular]PERIOD OF TIME the time during the day when you are awake and active 一天的活動時間
His day begins at six.
他的一天從六點開始。
Jackie starts the day with a few gentle exercises.
傑基以一些小運動量的鍛煉開始一天的生活。
Sometimes I feel I just can’t face another day.
有時候我感覺無法面對又一天的生活。
It’s been a long day (=used when you have been awake and busy for a long time).
真是漫長的一天。
all day (long) 一整天
I’ve been studying all day. I’m beat!
我一整天都在學習,我都筋疲力盡了!
5Don’t say all the day. Say all day.
不要說 all the day. 而要說 all day
4 time at work 上班時間PERIOD OF TIME [countableC] the time you spend doing your job during a 24-hour period 工作日
I work a ten-hour day.
我一天工作十小時。
Rail workers are campaigning for a shorter working day.
鐵路工人在發起運動要求縮短工作時間。
I’ve got a day off (=a day when I do not have to go to work) tomorrow.
明天我休息。
5 past 過去THEN [countableC] used to talk about a time in the past 時期,時代
I knew him pretty well from his days as a DJ in the Bounty Club (=from when he was a DJ).
我從他在仁愛俱樂部當唱片播放師那時候起就和他很熟了。
I always used to do the cooking in the early days of our marriage.
我們剛結婚那時候總是我做飯。
Not much was known about the dangers of smoking in those days (=then).
那時候人們對吸煙的危害所知甚少。
They were very much opposed to the government of the day (=that existed then).
他們極力反對當時的政府。
One day (=on a day in the past), a mysterious stranger called at the house.
一天,有個神秘的陌生人登門拜訪。
From day one (=from the beginning), I knew I wouldn’t get on with him.
從一開始我就知道我和他合不來。
In my day (=in the past, when I was young), kids used to have some respect for their elders.
我們那時候小孩子都尊敬長輩。
in somebody’s student/army/childhood etc days (=in the past when someone was a student etc) 當某人是學生/在軍隊/是兒童等時
I used to run six miles a day in my army days.
我當兵的時候每天跑六英裏。
those were the days spoken (=used to talk about a time in the past you think was better than now) 那些日子真好
We used to stay in bed all morning and party all night. Those were the days!
以前我們常常整個上午不起床,還通宵開派對。 那些日子真是好啊!
6 now 現在NOW [countableC] used to talk about the situation that exists now 〔用於指現在〕
I don’t do much exercise these days (=now).
如今我不大鍛煉了。
It’s incredible that such attitudes still exist in this day and age (=used to express disapproval that something still exists now).
現在還存在這種看法,真令人難以置信。
To this day (=until and including now), he denies any involvement in the crime.
至今他仍然否認和這宗罪案有任何瓜葛。
up to/until/to the present day (=until and including now) 至今
This tradition has continued right up until the present day.
這一傳統一直延續到現在。
7 future 將來 [countableC] used to talk about a time in the future 將來的某一天
one day/some day (=some time in the future) 有朝一日
I’d like to go and visit the States one day.
有朝一日我要去美國看看。
Some day we might get him to see sense.
有朝一日我們或許會讓他明白事理的。
One of these days (=some time soon) I’m going to walk right out of here and never come back.
不久我要離開這裏,再也不回來了。
Kelly’s expecting the baby any day now (=very soon).
凱莉很快就要生孩子了。
The day will come (=the time will come) when he won’t be able to care for himself anymore.
總有一天他會無法照顧自己的。
8 somebody’s/something’s day THENa successful period of time in someone’s life or in something’s existence 某人/某物的風光時候
My uncle was a famous radio personality in his day (=at the time he was most successful).
我叔叔在最風光的時候是廣播電台的名人。
Don’t be too disappointed you didn’t win – your day will come (=you will be successful in the future).
不要因爲沒有獲勝太過失望,你成功的時刻會來的。
Game shows like that have had their day (=were successful in the past, but are not anymore).
那種遊戲節目曾經風光一時。
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9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day a day on which a particular event or celebration takes place 獨立日/選舉日/聖誕日等
Rioting broke out just three days before polling day.
就在投票日前三天發生了騷亂。
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10 five/three/nine etc years to the day PASTexactly five years etc 正好五年/三年/九年等
It’s two years to the day since he died.
他去世正好兩年。
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11 somebody’s days LIFEsomeone’s life 某人的一生
She ended her days in poverty.
她在貧困中死去。
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12 somebody’s/something’s days are numbered CONTINUE1#used to say that someone or something will not exist for much longer 某人/某事物時日不多
It seems that the hospital’s days are numbered.
看來這家醫院開不久了。
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13 day after day  (also day in day out)CONTINUOUS continuously for a long time in a way that is annoying or boring 日複一日,天天地
I couldn’t stand sitting at a desk day after day.
我忍受不了日複一日地坐在辦公桌前。
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14 from day to day  (also from one day to the next)CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT if a situation changes from day to day or from one day to the next, it changes often 天天,每天〔指情況經常變化〕
I never know from day to day what I’m going to be doing.
我每天都不知道第二天將會幹什麽。
His moods swung wildly from one day to the next.
他的情緒一天天起伏很大。
day-to-day, → live from day to day at live1(5)
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15 day by day SLOWslowly and gradually 一天天,逐日,漸漸地,慢慢地
Her health was improving day by day.
她的健康狀況日漸好轉。
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16 night and day  (also day and night)CONTINUOUS all the time 日日夜夜,時時刻刻 SYN continuously
Being together night and day can put a great pressure on any relationship.
日日夜夜在一起會給任何一段關系帶來很大的壓力。
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17 day out especially British EnglishBrEDL a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day 一日遊
A visit to the caves makes a fascinating and exciting day out for all the family.
參觀岩洞有趣又刺激,適合全家一日遊。
18 have an off day SUCCEED#to be less successful or happy than usual, for no particular reason 不順利的時候,不順心的日子
Even the greatest athletes have their off days.
哪怕是最偉大的運動員也有不順利的時候。
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19 make somebody’s day HAPPYto make someone very happy 使某人非常高興
Hearing her voice on the phone really made my day.
在電話裏聽到她的聲音真令我高興。
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20. soup/dish/fish etc of the day DFa soup, meal etc that a restaurant serves on a particular day in addition to the meals they always offer 〔餐館〕當日特别推薦的湯//魚等
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21. be all in a day’s work if something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual is all in a day’s work for someone, it is a normal part of their job 是例行工作
22 take each day as it comes  (also take it one day at a time) to deal with something as it happens and not worry about the future 順其自然
Since I had the accident, I’ve learned to take each day as it comes.
自從遭遇那次事故後,我就學會了一切順其自然。
23. the day of reckoning PUNISHa time when you have to deal with the bad results of something you did in the past 報應來臨的日子,秋後算賬的日子 SPOKEN PHRASES 口語短語
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SPOKEN PHRASES at the end of the day at end1(11), → call it a day at call1(10), → carry the day at carry1(22), → the early days at early1(1), → every dog (has) its day at dog1(11), → the good old days at old(8), → half day, → have a field day at field day(1), → it’s early days at early1(3), → it’s (a little) late in the day at late1(8), → it’s somebody’s lucky day at lucky(5), → (live to) see the day at see1(22), → name the day at name2(6), → open day, → save the day at save1(12), → speech day, sports day
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: a period of 24 hours
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + day
every/each day
The museum is open to visitors every day.
the same day
Similar student protests took place on the same day in other towns.
the next/the following day (=the day after something happened in the past)
The story was in the newspaper the following day.
the previous day (=the day before something happened in the past)
I had been to the doctor the previous day.
a big day (=a day when something important is arranged to take place)
Just before the big day the team was training 6 days a week.
a holy day
Friday is the Muslim holy day.
a historic day (=a day when an event that is historically important happens)
This was a historic day for the space program.
a school day (=a day when children go to school)
It’s a school day tomorrow, so you need an early night.
election/market etc day (=the day when an election, market etc takes place)
Wednesday is market day in Oxford.
Christmas/Easter/Independence etc Day
What day of the week is Christmas Day this year?
somebody’s wedding day (=the day when someone gets married)
She wanted everything to be perfect for her wedding day.
phrases
the day before yesterday
We arrived in France the day before yesterday.
the day after tomorrow
How about meeting for lunch the day after tomorrow?
the other day (=a few days ago)
Mark called the other day.
24 hours a day (=during the whole day and night)
In Cairo, the streets are busy 24 hours a day.
$15/5 grams/50 etc per day (=used when saying how much someone earns or is paid each day)
They get about £45 per day.
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 3: the time during the day when you are awake and active
adjectives
a good day (=in which things have happened in the way you want)
Have you had a good day at work?
a bad day (=in which things have happened in a way you do not want)
I’ve had a really bad day !
a nice/lovely/happy day (=enjoyable)
We’ve had a lovely day at the beach.
a beautiful/lovely/glorious day (=with very nice weather)
It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it?
a hard day (=difficult and tiring)
Sit down – you look as though you’ve had a hard day.
a long day
I got up at 5 this morning so it’s been a long day.
verbs
have a good/bad/long etc day
Simon looked as if he’d had a bad day at the office.
spend the day doing something
I spent the day shopping with my friends.
start the day (=do something at the beginning of a day)
You should start the day with a good breakfast.
end the day (=do something at the end of a day)
We ended the day at a little restaurant by the beach.
phrases
have a nice/good day! spoken (=used when saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way)
Bye Sam! Have a good day!
nGRAMMAR: Patterns with day
on a day
Something happens on a particular day:
We met on our first day at college.
Don’t say: in our first day
in the day
You use in the day when saying that something happens regularly during the time between dawn and sunset:
It gets very hot in the day.
She works at night and sleeps in the day.
Don’t say: She sleeps on the day.
by day
By day is very similar in meaning to in the day. It is used especially to make a contrast between the night and the day:
He’s an office worker by day and a club DJ by night.
all day
If you do something all day, you do it during all or most of the time between dawn and sunset:
We’ve been driving all day.
The restaurant serves food all day.
Don’t say: all the day
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Origin day
Old English dæg

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