plural days
plural days
Learner's definition of DAY
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[count] : a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight : one of the seven time periods that make up a week一天;一日 -
We're open seven days a week, 365 days a year.我们一周七天、一年365天,天天开门营业。
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Payment is due on the first day of every month.付款期限为每月的第一天。
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“What day is (it) today?” “Tuesday.”“今天星期几?”“星期二。”
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“What day [=date] is Friday?” “It's the 28th.”“星期五是几号?”“28号。”
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“What day of the week is the 28th?” “It's a Friday.”“28号是星期几?”“星期五。”
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He spent five days in the hospital.他在医院度过了五天。
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She left on Thursday and came back four days later.她星期四离开,四天后返回。
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The baby is due (to be born) in three days.预计婴儿还有三天就会出生。
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That was the happiest day of my life.那是我一生中最幸福的一天。
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Parenthood gets better every day.为人父母,做得一天比一天好。
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We'll be finished in a day or two. = We'll be finished in a couple of days.我们会在这一两天完工。
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It rained for a day and a half. [=it rained for about 36 hours]雨下了一天半。
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The office is closed for the day.办事处今日不办公。
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I call him every (single) day.我每天都给他打电话。
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Tomorrow is another day. [=there will be more opportunities to do things tomorrow]明天又是全新的一天。
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a day of celebration/mourning [=a day for people to celebrate/mourn]庆祝/哀悼日
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Take one pill two times a day. [=each day]每日服药两次,每次一片。
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She works eight hours a day.她每天工作8小时。
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It costs 10 dollars a day to park there.在那里泊车每天要付10美元。
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The party is the day after tomorrow. = The party is in two days.聚会定在后天。
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It happened the day before yesterday. = It happened two days ago.这件事发生在前天。
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Sometimes they didn't speak to each other for days on end. [=several days]有时他们连续几天彼此不说话。
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From that day forth/forward [=(less formally) from then on], I was determined to do better.从那天起,我决心要做得更好。
◊ If you do not look a day over a particular age, you appear to be that age.(年龄)看上去不超过…岁
◊ If you say that someone is a particular age if he/she is a day, you mean that the person is that age or older.(年龄)至少…岁
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: the time of light between one night and the next : the part of the day when light from the sun can be seen白昼;白天 [count]
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What a beautiful summer day!多美的夏日啊!
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a cold/wet/rainy day寒冷/潮湿/下雨的一天
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The shortest day of the year is usually December 22, and June 22 is usually the longest.一年当中白昼最短的一天通常是12月22日,而6月22日通常白昼最长。
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He sleeps during the day [=daytime] and works at night.他白天睡觉,晚上工作。
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You can call me anytime, day or night.你任何时间都可以打电话给我,不论白天还是晚上。
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These animals are mostly active during the day.这些动物通常白天活跃。
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I work during the day. [=I work days]我白天工作。
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She's a student by day [=during the day] and a waitress by night.她白天上学,晚上在餐馆做服务员。
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I woke at (the) break of day. [=(more commonly) dawn, daybreak, sunrise]我天刚亮就醒了。
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day workers [=people who work during the day]日间工作者
— opposite night 3
: the part of the day when people are usually most active and when most businesses are open一天的活动时间;工作日 [singular]
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I like to start my day with a cup of coffee. [=I like to drink a cup of coffee as soon as I wake up]我喜欢起床后喝杯咖啡,然后开始新的一天。
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We decided to rent a car for the day.我们决定租一天车开。
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How was your day?今天过得怎么样?
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By the end of the day, we were all exhausted.一天下来,我们都精疲力竭了。
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Our neighbors play their loud music at all hours of the day. [=throughout the day]我们的邻居整天大声播放音乐。
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Let's go to bed. We have an early day [=we will get out of bed early] tomorrow.咱们上床休息吧,明天还要早起。
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I needed to relax after a long day at work/school. [=after working/being at school for a long time]经过一天长时间的工作/学习,我需要放松一下。
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“Thank you, ma'am. Have a nice day!”“谢谢您,夫人。祝您今天愉快!”
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◊ People sometimes say that they can't wait all day or don't have all day when they are in a hurry and need someone to move or act more quickly. These phrases are usually used in a rude way.等不及(通常用作粗鲁的催促)
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[count] : the hours during a day when a person works or goes to school or when a company does business每天工作(或上学、营业)的时间 -
I put in four twelve-hour days [=workdays] this week.本周我有四天每天工作十二小时。
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She makes about 50 dollars a/per day.她每天挣大约50美元。
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He was late for his first day on the job.他第一天上班就迟到了。
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They collected a full day's pay for half a day's work.他们做了半天的工却领了全天的工资。
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We had a busy couple of days at the store.那几天我们在商店里非常忙碌。
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We have a short day tomorrow. [=we have to work fewer hours tomorrow than usual]明天我们的工作时间要比平日少几个小时。
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The school committee is pushing for a longer school day.校董会正一再要求延长学生在校时间。
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Tomorrow's our last day of school (for the school year).明天是我们(本学年)最后一天上学。
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Please allow 14 business days [=days when most businesses are open; weekdays that are not holidays] for delivery.*14个工作日后可以交货。
◊ If something is all in a day's work for someone, it is part of a person's typical work.日常工作的一部分;例行工作
◊ To take a/the day off is to decide not to work on a particular day.请一天假
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[count] : the day on which something specified happens or is expected to happen特别的日子;重大日子 -
It rained on their wedding day.他们婚礼那天下雨了。
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the day of his birth他出生的那天
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This Sunday is family day [=a day for families especially with young children] at the amusement park.本周日是游乐园的亲子活动日。
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If you've been waiting for the perfect skiing conditions, today's the day. [=the conditions are perfect today]如果你一直在等待最理想的滑雪条件,那就是今天了。
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So, when's the big day? When are you getting married?那么,你们的大喜之日是哪一天?你们准备什么时候结婚?
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Did you ever think you'd see the day when he would apologize? [=did you believe he would ever apologize?]你曾想过有朝一日他会道歉吗?
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I never thought I would live to see the day when you would graduate from college. [=I did not think I would live long enough to see you graduate]我从未想过会活着看到你大学毕业的那一天。
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Let her have her day in court [=let her defend herself in a court of law] before you pass judgment on her.在你对她做出宣判前,先让她在法庭上为自己辩护。
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This is your lucky day. [=a day when something good happens to you]今天是你的吉日。
◊ If a day is your day, something good will happen to you on that day.(某人的)吉日
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You never know. Maybe today will be my day. [=maybe I will succeed, win, etc., today]天知道,或许今天将是我的吉日。
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I'm sorry you lost. I guess it just wasn't your day.很抱歉,你输了。我想今天你运气不太好。
◊ People sometimes use the phrase that'll be the day to say that they think something will not happen.永远不可能;不会有那样的事
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[count] : a particular period of time时期;时代;年代 -
She was the most talented actress of her day. [=during the time when she lived and worked as an actress]她是她那个时代最有才华的演员。
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In my day [=when I was young], boys asked girls out on dates, not the other way around.我年轻时,男孩邀请女孩外出约会,而不会是女孩邀请男孩。
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Life was simpler in my grandmother's day, but it wasn't easier.在我祖母生活的年代,生活比较简单,但并不容易。
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We sell books dating from 1875 to the present day. [=today]我们出售从1875年到现在出版的书。
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He often spoke about his days as a soldier.他常谈及自己当兵时的日子。
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I was quite an athlete in my younger days. [=when I was young]我年轻时是个不错的运动员。
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The practice dates back to the days of ancient Rome.这种习俗可以追溯到古罗马时代。
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the olden days从前
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my college days [=when I was in college]我的大学时光
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the days of stagecoaches [=when stagecoaches were used]使用驿站马车的时代
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In those days many factory workers were children.那时候,很多工厂工人都是童工。
◊ The saying those were the days is sometimes used to say that a period of time in the past was pleasant and often better than the present time.(指过去)那才是好时光,那才是好年头
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When I was a kid, we spent our summers at the beach. Those were the days!当我还是小孩子的时候,我们在海滩度过夏天。那才是好时光!
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In the 1960s, everything seemed possible. Those were the good old days.在20世纪60年代,一切似乎皆有可能。那真是昔日的好时光。
any day now
: within the next few days : soon 近日;不久 -
We're expecting a phone call from him any day now. [=in the near future]我们期待他近期打电话给我们。
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Any day now, the decision could be made.决定会在近日做出。
at the end of the day
— see 1end
call it a day
— see 1call
carry/win the day
: to win or be successful获胜;成功
day after day
: for several days without stopping or changing日复一日;每天 -
She wore the same pants day after day.她每天都穿同一条裤子。
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Day after day, we hear the same complaints from our customers.每天我们都听到来自我们客户的同样投诉。
day and night
or night and day 1
: all the time : without stopping日日夜夜;夜以继日
day by day
: in small amounts every day一天天;逐日 -
Day by day, the situation is becoming more complex.情况一天天变得更加复杂。
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She felt herself growing stronger day by day. [=every day]她觉得自己一天天强壮了起来。
◊ If you take it/things day by day, you make progress in a slow and careful way by dealing with each day as it comes.慢慢取得进展
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He hopes to make a full recovery after his surgery, but right now he's just taking it day by day. [=taking it one day at a time, taking each day as it comes]他希望术后完全康复,但此时他只能慢慢地逐步恢复。
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I don't know if our relationship is going to work out. I'm taking things day by day at this point.我不知道我们的关系是否会有结果。眼下只能慢慢来。
day in, day out
or day in and day out
: every day for many days : for a long time without stopping or changing日复一日;每天(不间断地) -
She does the same thing at her job day in, day out.她在工作岗位上日复一日地做着同样的事情。
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It can be difficult to spend all of your time with one person day in and day out.日复一日地将你全部的时间与一人度过可能会是件困难的事。
every dog has its day
— see 1dog
for a rainy day
— see rainy
from one day to the next
: every day每天 : as one day becomes another day从一天到另一天
give (someone) the time of day
chiefly US, informal
: to pay attention to someone 注意到(某人) —
usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句 -
No one would give us the time of day.没有人会注意到我们。
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I needed their help, but they wouldn't give me the time of day.我需要他们的帮助,但他们却不予理睬。
have seen/known better days
— see 1better
in all your born days
— see born
in the cold light of day
— see 1cold
in this day and age
: at the present time in history当今;当代
it is not every day
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used to say that something happens very rarely稀罕事
late in the day
— see 1late
make someone's day
: to cause someone's day to be pleasant or happy使某人一天非常开心
of the day
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: served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day(餐馆)当日特别供应 2
: of a particular period of time当时的;那时的
one day
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: at some time in the future有朝一日 -
One day, it'll happen. You'll see.有朝一日,它会发生。你会看到的。
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People may one day [=someday] be able to take vacations to the moon.或许将来有一天人们能够到月球去度假。
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: on a day in the past过去的某一天 -
I went to her house one day and had lunch with her.有一天我去了她家,还和她共进了午餐。
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One day, we had a terrible argument.有一天,我们发生了激烈争吵。
on the day
British
: on the day that an event happens当天 -
I know we seem a bit disorganized now, but we'll be all right on the day.我知道我们现在似乎有点混乱,但到那天我们会将一切搞定的。
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Whether we win or not depends on which players are healthy on the day.我们能否获胜取决于比赛当天有哪几名球员状态良好。
see the light of day
— see 1light
some day
: at some time in the future : someday 有朝一日
take each day as it comes
or take one day at a time or take it/things one day at a time
: to deal with each day's problems as they come instead of worrying about the future得过且过;过一天算一天 -
There's no way to know what the future will bring, so just take each day as it comes and hope for the best.我们无法知晓未来,所以只能过一天算一天,抱最好的希望。
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Take one day at a time and don't expect things to change overnight.得过且过,不要期待事情会在一夜之间改变。
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It's important to take things one day at a time so you don't feel too overwhelmed.重要的是过一天算一天,这样你就不会感到太焦虑。
these days
: at the present time现在;目前 -
It seems that everyone has a cell phone these days. [=nowadays]现在似乎人人都有手机。
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What kind of music are you listening to these days?你现在在听什么类型的音乐?
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These days, she has a very busy social life.眼下她正忙于社交。
◊ The phrase one of these days means at some time in the future.将来某天
those days
: a period of time in the past过去的时光;那时候 -
Remember when we were kids and life was easy? Well, those days are gone.还记得我们小时候,生活安逸的日子吗?唉,那些时光一去不复返了。
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In those days, women weren't allowed to own property.那时候,妇女不得拥有财产。
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No one knew in those days what caused the disease.当时没有人知道这种疾病的病因。
◊ If it is (just) one of those days, it is a day in which many bad or unpleasant things happen.倒霉的日子
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It's just one of those days when everything seems to go wrong.真是倒霉的一天,事事似乎都不顺利。
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I missed the bus and sprained my ankle; it was one of those days when nothing was going right.我没赶上公共汽车,又扭伤了脚踝:这一天真倒霉,没有一件顺心事。
to the day
: to exactly a specified number of years恰好;刚好;一天不差 -
It's been 100 years to the day since their great discovery.今年是他们伟大发现的100周年。
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Soon after their wedding, almost a year to the day, they got divorced.婚礼后不久,差不多刚好一年,他们就离婚了。
to this day
: up to now : continuing until today直到现在;迄今 -
To this day, I still don't know what happened.迄今为止,我依然不知道所发生的事情。
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The belief persists to this day.这种信念一直延续至今。