overnight

/ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/ adv. / adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

一夜之间；通宵；在夜间；一夜之间的；过夜的；通宵的

释义与例句

adv. 一夜之间；通宵；在夜间
during or through the night, or very suddenly
  1. The book became a bestseller almost overnight.
    这本书几乎一夜之间就成了畅销书。
  2. We drove overnight to reach the coast before sunrise.
    我们连夜开车，赶在日出前到达海边。
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  1. The documents were sent overnight and arrived the next morning.
    文件夜间寄出，第二天早上就送到了。
adj. 一夜之间的；过夜的；通宵的
happening during or lasting through the night, or intended for a single night's stay
  1. The hotel offers a special overnight rate for business guests.
    这家酒店为商务客人提供过夜特价。
  2. His overnight success was in fact the result of years of work.
    他一夜成名，其实是多年努力的结果。
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  1. We packed a small bag for an overnight stay in the mountains.
    我们收拾了一个小包，准备在山里住一晚。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 overnight 修饰名词时作形容词（an overnight stay），修饰动词时作副词（stay overnight）；不能说 an overnight's stay。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • all-night 通宵营业的；整夜的
    all-night 只作定语形容词，表示“通宵营业的、整夜的”，如 an all-night café；overnight 既可作形容词也可作副词，表示“一夜之间的/在夜间”。an overnight stay 不能写成 an overnight's stay，名词所有格在这里不成立。
    They found an all-night café near the station. 他们在车站附近找到一家通宵营业的咖啡馆。
常见搭配
  • an overnight stay 过夜；住一晚
    An overnight stay in the city costs about eighty pounds. 在城里住一晚大约要八十英镑。
  • overnight success 一夜之间的成功
    The band was an overnight success after a single radio play. 这支乐队在电台播放了一首歌之后一夜走红。
  • stay overnight 过夜；留宿
    We decided to stay overnight at a guesthouse near the lake. 我们决定在湖边的一家客栈过夜。