daylight
英 ['de?la?t]
美['dela?t]
- n. 白天；日光；黎明；公開
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英文詞源
- daylight (n.)
- c. 1300 (as two words from mid-12c., daies liht), from day + light (n.); its figurative sense of "clearly visible open space between two things" (1820) has been used in references to boats in a race, U.S. football running backs avoiding opposing tackles, a rider and a saddle, and the rim of a glass and the surface of the liquor. The (living) daylights that you beat out of someone were originally slang for "the eyes" (1752), extended figuratively to the vital senses.
雙語例句
- 1. Officials say the operation will be carried out in full daylight.
- 官員們說行動(dòng)將在大白天進(jìn)行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on.
- 還是大白天，但所有汽車的前燈都亮起來了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.
- 他們這是在盤剝歌迷，簡(jiǎn)直是明目張膽的打劫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight.
- 裝在窗框上的厚厚的膠合板擋住了白天的光線。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight.
- 光天化日之下，一個(gè)女孩在火車上遭到了襲擊。
來自柯林斯例句