daylight

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daylight /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ noun

plural daylights

daylight

/ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/

noun

plural daylights

Learner's definition of DAYLIGHT

[noncount] : the light of the sun and sky during the day : the natural light of day日光

Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room.拉开窗帘，让一些阳光照进房间。
As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes.天色渐晚，人们都回家了。
For pictures taken in daylight, use a different film.在日光下拍照要使用一种不同的胶卷。
We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall.透过墙上的缝隙，我们可以看见日光。
They stole my car in broad daylight. [=during the day; without darkness to hide them]他们在光天化日之下偷走了我的汽车。
Some of the stuff in that closet hasn't seen daylight [=seen the light of day] since the 1970s.自20世纪70年代以来，那个壁橱里的一些东西一直被尘封。

[noncount]

a : the time of day when the sky is light白天；白昼

b : the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear黎明；拂晓；天亮

[noncount] informal : distance or difference between people or things差距；差别

They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.他们说两国政府的立场是相同的。
The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals. [=to gain a larger lead over their nearest rivals]这个队连胜5场，拉开了与排名最为接近的竞争对手之间的差距。

daylights [plural] informal

◊ To scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of someone is to frighten someone very much.吓得（某人）魂飞魄散

◊ To beat/kick/knock the (living) daylights out of someone is to hit or kick someone very badly.把某人狠揍一顿