day
英[deɪ]
美[de]
- n. 一天;时期;白昼
- adv. 每天;经常在白天地
- adj. 日间的;逐日的
- n. (Day)人名;(英、法、西)戴;(越)岱;(阿拉伯、土)达伊
英英释意
- 1. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
- "two days later they left"
- "they put on two performances every day"
- "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
- 2. some point or period in time;
- "it should arrive any day now"
- "after that day she never trusted him again"
- "those were the days"
- "these days it is not unusual"
- 3. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;
- "the dawn turned night into day"
- "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
- 4. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance;
- "Mother's Day"
- 5. the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working);
- "my day began early this morning"
- "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"
- "she called it a day and went to bed"
- 6. an era of existence or influence;
- "in the day of the dinosaurs"
- "in the days of the Roman Empire"
- "in the days of sailing ships"
- "he was a successful pianist in his day"
- 7. a period of opportunity;
- "he deserves his day in court"
- "every dog has his day"
- 8. the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis;
- "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
- 9. the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day