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day

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Related topics: Chronology
day /deɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  24 hours 小时 [countableC]TMC a period of 24 hours 一天，一日
 We spent three days in Paris.
我们在巴黎度过了三天。
 ‘What day is it today?’ ‘Friday.’
“今天星期几？” “星期五。”
 He left two days ago.
他两天前离开的。
 I’ll call you in a couple of days.
我过两天给你电话。
on a ... day
 We’ll have to hold the party on a different day.
我们只得改天开派对了。
(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?
那么久以前的那一天究竟发生了什么？
 Over 10,000 soldiers died on that one day in January.
在一月份的那一天死了一万多名士兵。
 The following day, a letter arrived.
第二天，来了一封信。
 I saw Jane the day before yesterday.
前天我看到了简。
 We’re leaving for New York the day after tomorrow.
我们后天启程去纽约。
 I got an email from Sue the other day (=a few days ago).
前几天，我收到休发来的一封电子邮件。
 Women generally use up about 2,000 calories a day (=each day).
女性一般每天消耗大约2,000卡路里。
2  not night 非夜间 [countableC, uncountableU]TMC the period of time between when it gets light in the morning and when it gets dark 白天，日间 OPP night
 She only leaves her house during the day.
她只在白天出门。
 It was a cold blustery day.
那是个寒风呼啸的冷天。
 Kept in that dark cell, I could no longer tell whether it was day or night.
我被关在那个漆黑的牢房里，不知是白天还是黑夜。
on a ... day
 She first met Steve on a cold but sunny day in March.
她第一次见到史蒂夫是在三月里的一天，那天天气寒冷但是阳光明媚。
by day (=during the day) 在白天
 Owls usually sleep by day and hunt by night.
猫头鹰通常白天睡觉，夜晚猎食。
 The day dawned (=started) bright and clear.
拂晓时天朗气清。
3  when you are awake 醒着时 [countableC usually singular]PERIOD OF TIME the time during the day when you are awake and active 一天的活动时间
 His day begins at six.
他的一天从六点开始。
 Jackie starts the day with a few gentle exercises.
杰基以一些小运动量的锻炼开始一天的生活。
 Sometimes I feel I just can’t face another day.
有时候我感觉无法面对又一天的生活。
 It’s been a long day (=used when you have been awake and busy for a long time).
真是漫长的一天。
all day (long) 一整天
 I’ve been studying all day. I’m beat!
我一整天都在学习，我都筋疲力尽了！
5Don’t say all the day. Say all day.
不要说 all the day. 而要说 all day。
4  time at work 上班时间PERIOD OF TIME [countableC] the time you spend doing your job during a 24-hour period 工作日
5  past 过去THEN [countableC] used to talk about a time in the past 时期，时代
6  now 现在NOW [countableC] used to talk about the situation that exists now 〔用于指现在〕
7  future 将来 [countableC] used to talk about a time in the future 将来的某一天
8  somebody’s/something’s day THENa successful period of time in someone’s life or in something’s existence 某人/某物的风光时候
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in his day• The vocals are strong, clear and smooth, crooning with the memory of what Sinatra was back in his day.• And third, Marx was single-minded and relentlessly determined to bring about change in his day.• He was not naive, nor was he blind to the greedy practices of some merchants and manufacturers in his day.• He must have enjoyed it when he was scoring off his pupils in his days as a college professor.• The man had been a famous marathon runner in his day.• They say in his day he was a great one for the ladies.• Wagner in his day had preached purity of heart and heroic deeds.
9  Independence/election/Christmas etc day a day on which a particular event or celebration takes place 独立日/选举日/圣诞日等
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Independence/election/Christmas etc day• It was July 1, almost Independence Day.• By election day, many observers will question why Bill Clinton and Bob Dole were nominated and why they are running.• She has a rat on top of the living room door on Christmas Day, for example, and it will last her two days.• Legislation to outlaw Christmas Day trading looks set to be in place in time for this year's festive period.• Then came the Christmas Day massacre, by an Inkatha mob several hundred strong.
10  five/three/nine etc years to the day PASTexactly five years etc 正好五年/三年/九年等
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five/three/nine etc years to the day• It's three years to the day since Tony Alliss died from gunshot wounds.
11  somebody’s days LIFEsomeone’s life 某人的一生
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somebody’s days• Mary spends her days writing love letters.• She ended her days in poverty.
12  somebody’s/something’s days are numbered CONTINUE1#used to say that someone or something will not exist for much longer 某人/某事物时日不多
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somebody’s/something’s days are numbered• I think Harry's days as a bachelor are numbered.• But if the church has its way, the garden's days are numbered.• He knows his days are numbered.• If Gordon Gekko is still around, his days are numbered.• My image flickers and your days are numbered.• Whatever the protests, it seems that Hospital's days are numbered.
13  day after day  (also day in day out)CONTINUOUS continuously for a long time in a way that is annoying or boring 日复一日，天天地
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day after day• The same exercises can get boring if you do them day after day.• How, he asked himself, how could one put up with that, day after day.• On the radio, the same things get hashed and rehashed, over and over, day after day.• Otherwise, day after day, a restlessness had seized her again, to be afraid.• She saw in her mind the woman who sat in the same seat day after day.• Smashing down mogul fields all day long, day after day, sounds great to skiers in their 20s.• The day before, I was on the battlefield with them, on the floor day after day...• The jobs are nothing - just the same thing, day after day.• The whole office, we just observed this stuff as it was happening, day after day.
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〔指情况经常变化〕
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from day to day• They took turns retelling the stories to each other, and from day to day Alvin never forgot whose turn it was.• The children became wild, and the atmosphere from day to day grew more disturbing to the rest of the school.• And there is considerable sameness in what we do from day to day.• The practical problems for an artist working in the streets, markets or in the homes various enormously from day to day.• Since interest rates fluctuate from day to day, the prices of seasoned bonds also fluctuate.• The amount of force needed to lock them will vary considerably from aircraft to aircraft and even perhaps from day to day.• Like telephone charges, they can be varied from day to day and between evenings and rush hours.• The frequency and extent of the roll varies from day to day and from one set of conditions to another.• Property values can vary from day to day.
15  day by day SLOWslowly and gradually 一天天，逐日，渐渐地，慢慢地
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day by day• Day by day Jeffrey began to feel better.• But expectations seemed to diminish day by day over the last week.• Candidates became steadily more visible day by day throughout the campaign, however.• He can sense the options as they come and go, day by day.• Marion and I are living day by day.• She gets weaker day by day.• That generates an attitude of formal control, instead of the day by day probing and checking that should be practised.• This bid changes day by day.• Y., the investigation is moving forward the same way: day by day.
16  night and day  (also day and night)CONTINUOUS all the time 日日夜夜，时时刻刻 SYN continuously
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night and day• My next door neighbor's dog barks day and night.• I had to be at his beck and call, night and day.• She drove me crazy, night and day, she wanted sneakers, she wanted sneakers.• The only way into his protective case was through a little trap door he kept locked night and day.• He is sleepless, crying out night and day.• Does that thing play night and day, Harding?• Leave pumped water to run night and day to increase oxygen content; add more water if needed.• Even those who live in the City must wear spectacles night and day.• Seizing upon this opportunity, the Santanistas worked night and day to undermine the Herrera administration.
17  day out especially British EnglishBrEDL a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day 一日游
18  have an off day SUCCEED#to be less successful or happy than usual, for no particular reason 不顺利的时候，不顺心的日子
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have an off day• They must now get a result against free scoring Glenavon next Saturday and hope Bangor have an off day at Comrades.• His work isn't usually this bad - he must have had an off day.• You will have off days when you are tired or a bit under the weather.
19  make somebody’s day HAPPYto make someone very happy 使某人非常高兴
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make somebody’s day• Go on, tell him you like his new suit. It'll make his day!• Sherry's phone call really made my day.• Your smile makes my day.
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 〔餐馆〕当日特别推荐的汤/菜/鱼等
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soup/dish/fish etc of the day• A little skimmer bream is my fourth fish of the day and the first I have had to net.• The fish of the day, a grilled sole, was of the same ilk.
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 顺其自然
23. the day of reckoning PUNISHa time when you have to deal with the bad results of something you did in the past 报应来临的日子，秋后算账的日子 SPOKEN PHRASES 口语短语
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the day of reckoning• The idea of training hard for the jump was soon shelved and the day of reckoning drew nearer.• The smoke and sound told her the day of reckoning had begun.• If they do that they will merely be putting off the day of reckoning.• But on the day of reckoning a divided Kurdistan could be a fatally weakened one.• When the day of reckoning finally arrived, the truth was found to lie well in the middle ground between these extremes.• Yet year by year, the day of reckoning grows closer, and nothing is being done.
 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
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 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.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 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!
n GRAMMAR: 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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day• It rained all day.• The white men forget us and death comes almost every day for some of my people.• Pressler spent four days in Cuba during a Caribbean tour.• Did you have a good day at the office?• I work an eight-hour day.• Next day the doctor prescribed small yellow pills for vertigo.• One day Mulholland was approached by a man in a carriage who demanded to know his name and what he was doing.• Yeah, but you had, like, three shots at this the other day.• They want to arrange their own lunches, decide for themselves how to spend some days.• It was cold and the days were getting shorter.• "What day is today?" "It's Friday."
(on) that/the following/the previous day• Answering the indictment on Feb. 26, Zhivkov pleaded not guilty, as did Balev on the following day.• They will be on the long road home on the following day, and few could afford to fly.• Exploring the house on the following day or the day after that, she had ventured into the Deathbed Room.• I decided to clear the laboratory and to leave the island on the following day.• That second night in the porch was enough and I resolved to move on the following day, whatever happened.• However, a similar action by Army officers took place on the following day.• Fitzroy acquiesced and said that they would be placed in a Reading Room on the following day.• A sale on the following day will include topographical maps and books.
by day• Once the horse understands what is required of him, he should enjoy his work and improve day by day.• The army... became larger day by day.• Emily is an industrial engineer by day and a punk rock bass guitarist by night.• Never by night and never by day will I forget you.• It must have been most pleasant by day.• Nightly dreams and thoughts by day, Are aye with him that's far away.• For thousands of years people calculated time by days and nights and the changing seasons.• He must patrol by night and walk by day.• He slept more than any other president, whether by day or by night.
a long day• When I first heard this story, I was standing with a group of geophysicists after a long day of conference talks.• A middle-aged husband comes home after a long day at the office.• Carl had got home after a long day.• It had been a long day.• With that gesture began a long day of live music by every Stax artist to raise money for the Watts Summer Festival.• And I think Claire's had a long day.
working day• A massive 3,324, working days were lost because of depressive illnesses between and in Northern Ireland alone.• This downward trend was so significant during this period that the average working day fell by around 1 hour.• In many areas the Hearing is held on the first working day after the removal of the child.• They proceed not to turn up on Monday, the next working day.• Additional reports e.g. showing approved entries and responsible lexicographer, will be produced within one working day when required.• Since the scheme was introduced, only motorists with special passes are allowed to use Ipswich Street during the working day.• As if to signal that the working day was about to begin, the telephone rang.
early days• He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner.• It should be recognised that we are still in the early days of case-mix accounting.• That was in the early days of the specialty foods market.• In the early days we ventured further afield than we do now, working in Suffolk, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Surrey.• Crashes were frequent enough in these earlier days.• Picture Dexter and Birdie Yager in those early days in the I960s when they risked their financial future on a brand-new business.• In those early days, that last week of June, it was merely a matter of raising enough money.
these days• These days, even permanent jobs don't pay well.• Young people often are these days, I find.• For months now, I've been droning on and on about how all cars these days are getting too heavy.• Which raises the question: what exactly does the Democratic Party want to stand for these days?• Paul wandered around the house a lot these days.• The real problem with men these days, then, is that they simply are not around.• That kind of thing hardly seems necessary these days.• The royal train seems to be used only very rarely these days.• If you listen to a Bush speech these days you will not be waiting long before the governor begins talking about education.
one day/some day• One day, I'd like to visit the Grand Canyon.• She always knew that some day he would leave her.• Perhaps one day we could all go to London together.
Origin day
Old English dæg
day noun
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