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day /deɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  1 24 hours 小时 [countable]TMC a period of 24 hours 一天,一日 We spent three days in Paris. 我们在巴黎度过了三天。 ‘What day is it today?’ ‘Friday.’ 今天星期几?” “星期五。 He left two days ago. 他两天前离开的。 I’ll call you in a couple of days. 我过两天给你电话。on a ... day We’ll have to hold the party on a different day. 我们只得改天开派对了。(on) that/the following/the previous day (=during a particular day) (在)那天/第二天/前一天 What really happened on that day so long ago? 那么久以前的那一天究竟发生了什么? Over 10,000 soldiers died on that one day in January. 在一月份的那一天死了一万多名士兵。 The following day, a letter arrived. 第二天,来了一封信。 I saw Jane the day before yesterday. 前天我看到了简。 We’re leaving for New York the day after tomorrow. 我们后天启程去纽约。 I got an email from Sue the other day (=a few days ago). 前几天,我收到休发来的一封电子邮件。 Women generally use up about 2,000 calories a day (=each day). 女性一般每天消耗大约2,000卡路里。2 not night 非夜间 [countable, uncountable]TMC the period of time between when it gets light in the morning and when it gets dark 白天,日间 OPP night She only leaves her house during the day. 她只在白天出门。 It was a cold blustery day. 那是个寒风呼啸的冷天。 Kept in that dark cell, I could no longer tell whether it was day or night. 我被关在那个漆黑的牢房里,不知是白天还是黑夜。on a ... day She first met Steve on a cold but sunny day in March. 她第一次见到史蒂夫是在三月里的一天,那天天气寒冷但是阳光明媚。by day (=during the day) 在白天 Owls usually sleep by day and hunt by night. 猫头鹰通常白天睡觉,夜晚猎食。 The day dawned (=started) bright and clear. 拂晓时天朗气清。3 when you are awake 醒着时 [countable usually singular]PERIOD OF TIME the time during the day when you are awake and active 一天的活动时间 His day begins at six. 他的一天从六点开始。 Jackie starts the day with a few gentle exercises. 杰基以一些小运动量的锻炼开始一天的生活。 Sometimes I feel I just can’t face another day. 有时候我感觉无法面对又一天的生活。 It’s been a long day (=used when you have been awake and busy for a long time). 真是漫长的一天。all day (long) 一整天 I’ve been studying all day. I’m beat! 我一整天都在学习,我都筋疲力尽了!5Don’t say all the day. Say all day.不要说 all the day. 而要说 all day4 time at work 上班时间PERIOD OF TIME [countable] the time you spend doing your job during a 24-hour period 工作日5 past 过去THEN [countable] used to talk about a time in the past 时期,时代6 now 现在NOW [countable] used to talk about the situation that exists now 〔用于指现在〕7 future 将来 [countable] used to talk about a time in the future 将来的某一天8 somebody’s/something’s day THENa successful period of time in someone’s life or in something’s existence 某人/某物的风光时候9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day a day on which a particular event or celebration takes place 独立日/选举日/圣诞日等10 five/three/nine etc years to the day PASTexactly five years etc 正好五年/三年/九年等11 somebody’s days LIFEsomeone’s life 某人的一生12 somebody’s/something’s days are numbered CONTINUE1#used to say that someone or something will not exist for much longer 某人/某事物时日不多13 day after day  (also day in day out)CONTINUOUS continuously for a long time in a way that is annoying or boring 日复一日,天天地14 from day to day  (also from one day to the next)CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT if a situation changes from day to day or from one day to the next, it changes often 天天,每天〔指情况经常变化〕15 day by day SLOWslowly and gradually 一天天,逐日,渐渐地,慢慢地16 night and day  (also day and night)CONTINUOUS all the time 日日夜夜,时时刻刻 SYN continuously17 day out especially British EnglishDL a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day 一日游18 have an off day SUCCEED#to be less successful or happy than usual, for no particular reason 不顺利的时候,不顺心的日子19 make somebody’s day HAPPYto make someone very happy 使某人非常高兴20. soup/dish/fish etc of the day DFa soup, meal etc that a restaurant serves on a particular day in addition to the meals they always offer 〔餐馆〕当日特别推荐的汤//鱼等21. be all in a day’s work if something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual is all in a day’s work for someone, it is a normal part of their job 是例行工作22 take each day as it comes  (also take it one day at a time) to deal with something as it happens and not worry about the future 顺其自然23. the day of reckoning PUNISHa time when you have to deal with the bad results of something you did in the past 报应来临的日子,秋后算账的日子 SPOKEN PHRASES 口语短语SPOKEN PHRASES at the end of the day at end1(11), → call it a day at call1(10), → carry the day at carry1(22), → the early days at early1(1), → every dog (has) its day at dog1(11), → the good old days at old(8), → half day, → have a field day at field day(1), → it’s early days at early1(3), → it’s (a little) late in the day at late1(8), → it’s somebody’s lucky day at lucky(5), → (live to) see the day at see1(22), → name the day at name2(6), → open day, → save the day at save1(12), → speech day, sports daynCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: a period of 24 hoursADJECTIVES/NOUN + day every/each dayThe museum is open to visitors every day.the same daySimilar student protests took place on the same day in other towns.the next/the following day (=the day after something happened in the past)The story was in the newspaper the following day.the previous day (=the day before something happened in the past)I had been to the doctor the previous day.a big day (=a day when something important is arranged to take place)Just before the big day the team was training 6 days a week.a holy dayFriday is the Muslim holy day.a historic day (=a day when an event that is historically important happens)This was a historic day for the space program.a school day (=a day when children go to school)It’s a school day tomorrow, so you need an early night.election/market etc day (=the day when an election, market etc takes place)Wednesday is market day in Oxford.Christmas/Easter/Independence etc DayWhat day of the week is Christmas Day this year?somebody’s wedding day (=the day when someone gets married)She wanted everything to be perfect for her wedding day.phrasesthe day before yesterdayWe arrived in France the day before yesterday.the day after tomorrowHow about meeting for lunch the day after tomorrow?the other day (=a few days ago)Mark called the other day.24 hours a day (=during the whole day and night)In Cairo, the streets are busy 24 hours a day.$15/5 grams/50 etc per day (=used when saying how much someone earns or is paid each day)They get about £45 per day.nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 3: the time during the day when you are awake and activeadjectivesa good day (=in which things have happened in the way you want)Have you had a good day at work?a bad day (=in which things have happened in a way you do not want)I’ve had a really bad day !a nice/lovely/happy day (=enjoyable)We’ve had a lovely day at the beach.a beautiful/lovely/glorious day (=with very nice weather)It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it?a hard day (=difficult and tiring)Sit down – you look as though you’ve had a hard day.a long dayI got up at 5 this morning so it’s been a long day.verbshave a good/bad/long etc daySimon looked as if he’d had a bad day at the office.spend the day doing somethingI spent the day shopping with my friends.start the day (=do something at the beginning of a day)You should start the day with a good breakfast.end the day (=do something at the end of a day)We ended the day at a little restaurant by the beach.phraseshave a nice/good day! spoken (=used when saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way)Bye Sam! Have a good day!nGRAMMAR: Patterns with dayon a daySomething happens on a particular day: We met on our first day at college. Don’t say: in our first dayin the dayYou use in the day when saying that something happens regularly during the time between dawn and sunset: It gets very hot in the day.She works at night and sleeps in the day. Don’t say: She sleeps on the day.by dayBy day is very similar in meaning to in the day. It is used especially to make a contrast between the night and the day: He’s an office worker by day and a club DJ by night.all dayIf you do something all day, you do it during all or most of the time between dawn and sunset: We’ve been driving all day.The restaurant serves food all day. Don’t say: all the day
Examples from the Corpus
dayIt rained all day.The white men forget us and death comes almost every day for some of my people.Pressler spent four days in Cuba during a Caribbean tour.Did you have a good day at the office?I work an eight-hour day.Next day the doctor prescribed small yellow pills for vertigo.One day Mulholland was approached by a man in a carriage who demanded to know his name and what he was doing.Yeah, but you had, like, three shots at this the other day.They want to arrange their own lunches, decide for themselves how to spend some days.It was cold and the days were getting shorter."What day is today?" "It's Friday."(on) that/the following/the previous dayAnswering the indictment on Feb. 26, Zhivkov pleaded not guilty, as did Balev on the following day.They will be on the long road home on the following day, and few could afford to fly.Exploring the house on the following day or the day after that, she had ventured into the Deathbed Room.I decided to clear the laboratory and to leave the island on the following day.That second night in the porch was enough and I resolved to move on the following day, whatever happened.However, a similar action by Army officers took place on the following day.Fitzroy acquiesced and said that they would be placed in a Reading Room on the following day.A sale on the following day will include topographical maps and books.by dayOnce the horse understands what is required of him, he should enjoy his work and improve day by day.The army... became larger day by day.Emily is an industrial engineer by day and a punk rock bass guitarist by night.Never by night and never by day will I forget you.It must have been most pleasant by day.Nightly dreams and thoughts by day, Are aye with him that's far away.For thousands of years people calculated time by days and nights and the changing seasons.He must patrol by night and walk by day.He slept more than any other president, whether by day or by night.a long dayWhen I first heard this story, I was standing with a group of geophysicists after a long day of conference talks.A middle-aged husband comes home after a long day at the office.Carl had got home after a long day.It had been a long day.With that gesture began a long day of live music by every Stax artist to raise money for the Watts Summer Festival.And I think Claire's had a long day.working dayA massive 3,324, working days were lost because of depressive illnesses between and in Northern Ireland alone.This downward trend was so significant during this period that the average working day fell by around 1 hour.In many areas the Hearing is held on the first working day after the removal of the child.They proceed not to turn up on Monday, the next working day.Additional reports e.g. showing approved entries and responsible lexicographer, will be produced within one working day when required.Since the scheme was introduced, only motorists with special passes are allowed to use Ipswich Street during the working day.As if to signal that the working day was about to begin, the telephone rang.early daysHe also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner.It should be recognised that we are still in the early days of case-mix accounting.That was in the early days of the specialty foods market.In the early days we ventured further afield than we do now, working in Suffolk, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Surrey.Crashes were frequent enough in these earlier days.Picture Dexter and Birdie Yager in those early days in the I960s when they risked their financial future on a brand-new business.In those early days, that last week of June, it was merely a matter of raising enough money.these daysThese days, even permanent jobs don't pay well.Young people often are these days, I find.For months now, I've been droning on and on about how all cars these days are getting too heavy.Which raises the question: what exactly does the Democratic Party want to stand for these days?Paul wandered around the house a lot these days.The real problem with men these days, then, is that they simply are not around.That kind of thing hardly seems necessary these days.The royal train seems to be used only very rarely these days.If you listen to a Bush speech these days you will not be waiting long before the governor begins talking about education.one day/some dayOne day, I'd like to visit the Grand Canyon.She always knew that some day he would leave her.Perhaps one day we could all go to London together.
Origin day Old English dæg
Corpus a hours period 24 of


Day
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Day, Doris /ˈdɒrəs, ˈdɒrɪs $ ˈdɔː-/
(1924–) a US singer and film and television actress who was especially popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Day, Sir Robin
(1923–2000) a British television and radio presenter who was famous for asking politicians questions in a very direct and determined way. He is also known for wearing a bow tie


day
day S1 W1 /deɪ/ noun
 Word Family: noun: day, midday; adverb: daily; adjective: daily
 Language: Old English
 Origin: dæg
1.  24 HOURS  [countable] a period of 24 hours:
    We spent three days in Paris.
    ‘What day is it today?’ ‘Friday.’
    He left two days ago.
    I’ll call you in a couple of days.
    on a ... day
    We’ll have to hold the party on a different day.
    (on) that/the following/the previous day (=during a particular day)
    What really happened on that day so long ago?
    Over 10,000 soldiers died on that one day in January.
    The following day, a letter arrived.
    I saw Jane the day before yesterday.
    We’re leaving for New York the day after tomorrow.
    I got an email from Sue the other day (=a few days ago).
    Women generally use up about 2,000 calories a day (=each day).
2.  NOT NIGHT  [uncountable and countable] the period of time between when it gets light in the morning and when it gets dark
   OPP  night:
    She only leaves her house during the day.
    It was a cold blustery day.
    Kept in that dark cell, I could no longer tell whether it was day or night.
    on a ... day
    She first met Steve on a cold but sunny day in March.
    by day (=during the day)
    Owls usually sleep by day and hunt by night.
    The day dawned (=started) bright and clear.
3.  WHEN YOU ARE AWAKE  [countable usually singular] the time during the day when you are awake and active:
    His day begins at six.
    Jackie starts the day with a few gentle exercises.
    Sometimes I feel I just can’t face another day.
    It’s been a long day (=used when you have been awake and busy for a long time).
    all day (long) (=during the whole time you are awake)
    I’ve been studying all day. I’m beat!
   Do not say ‘all the day’. Say all day.
4.  TIME AT WORK  [countable] the time you spend doing your job during a 24-hour period:
    I work a ten-hour day.
    Rail workers are campaigning for a shorter working day.
    I’ve got a day off (=a day when I do not have to go to work) tomorrow.
5.  PAST  [countable] used to talk about a time in the past:
    I knew him pretty well from his days as a DJ in the Bounty Club (=from when he was a DJ).
    I always used to do the cooking in the early days of our marriage.
    Not much was known about the dangers of smoking in those days (=then).
    They were very much opposed to the government of the day (=that existed then).
    One day (=on a day in the past), a mysterious stranger called at the house.
    From day one (=from the beginning), I knew I wouldn’t get on with him.
    In my day (=in the past, when I was young), kids used to have some respect for their elders.
    in sb’s student/army/childhood etc days (=in the past when someone was a student etc)
    I used to run six miles a day in my army days.
    those were the days spoken (=used to talk about a time in the past you think was better than now)
    We used to stay in bed all morning and party all night. Those were the days!
6.  NOW  [countable] used to talk about the situation that exists now:
    I don’t do much exercise these days (=now).
    It’s incredible that such attitudes still exist in this day and age (=used to express disapproval that something still exists now).
    To this day (=until and including now), he denies any involvement in the crime.
    up to/until/to the present day (=until and including now)
    This tradition has continued right up until the present day.
7.  FUTURE  [countable] used to talk about a time in the future
    one day/some day (=some time in the future)
    I’d like to go and visit the States one day.
    Some day we might get him to see sense.
    One of these days (=some time soon) I’m going to walk right out of here and never come back.
    Kelly’s expecting the baby any day now (=very soon).
    The day will come (=the time will come) when he won’t be able to care for himself any more.
8. sb’s/sth’s day a successful period of time in someone’s life or in something’s existence:
    My uncle was a famous radio personality in his day (=at the time he was most successful).
    Don’t be too disappointed you didn’t win – your day will come (=you will be successful in the future).
    Game shows like that have had their day (=were successful in the past, but are not any more).
9. Independence/election/Christmas etc day a day on which a particular event or celebration takes place:
    Rioting broke out just three days before polling day.
10. five/three/nine etc years to the day exactly five years etc:
    It’s two years to the day since he died.
11. sb’s days someone’s life:
    She ended her days in poverty.
12. sb’s/sth’s days are numbered used to say that someone or something will not exist for much longer:
    It seems that the hospital’s days are numbered.
13. day after day (also day in day out) continuously for a long time in a way that is annoying or boring:
    I couldn’t stand sitting at a desk day after day.
14. from day to day (also from one day to the next) if a situation changes from day to day or from one day to the next, it changes often:
    I never know from day to day what I’m going to be doing.
    His moods swung wildly from one day to the next.day-to-day, ⇨ live from day to day at live1(5)
15. day by day slowly and gradually:
    Her health was improving day by day.
16. night and day (also day and night) all the time
   SYN  continuously:
    Being together night and day can put a great pressure on any relationship.
17. day out especially British English a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day:
    A visit to the caves makes a fascinating and exciting day out for all the family.
18. have an off day to be less successful or happy than usual, for no particular reason:
    Even the greatest athletes have their off days.
19. make sb’s day to make someone very happy:
    Hearing her voice on the phone really made my day.
20. soup/dish/fish etc of the day a soup, meal etc that a restaurant serves on a particular day in addition to the meals they always offer
21. be all in a day’s work if something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual is all in a day’s work for someone, it is a normal part of their job
22. take each day as it comes (also take it one day at a time) to deal with something as it happens and not worry about the future:
    Since I had the accident, I’ve learned to take each day as it comes.
23. the day of reckoning a time when you have to deal with the bad results of something you did in the past
     
SPOKEN PHRASES
24. it’s (just) one of those days used to say that everything seems to be going wrong
25. it’s not sb’s day used when several unpleasant things have happened to someone in one day:
    It wasn’t Chris’s day – he overslept and then his car broke down.
26. make a day of it British English to spend all day doing something for pleasure:
    If the weather’s nice, we’ll make a day of it and take a picnic.
27. make my day used when warning someone that if they try to do something, you will enjoy stopping, defeating, or punishing them etc. This phrase was made popular by Clint Eastwood in the film ‘Dirty Harry’.
28. that’ll be the day used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen:
    ‘Bill says he’s going to start going to the gym.’ ‘That’ll be the day!’
29. I/we don’t have all day used to say that you want someone to do something faster because you do not have enough time to wait for them to finish:
    Hurry up! I haven’t got all day!
30. it’s not every day (that) used to say that something does not happen often and is therefore very special:
    Let’s go out and celebrate. After all, it’s not every day you get a new job.
31. back in the day a long time ago, when you were much younger
32. be on days to work during the day at a job you sometimes have to do at night:
    I’m on days this week.
33. 40/50/60 etc if he’s/she’s a day used to emphasize that someone is at least as old as you are saying:
    She’s ninety if she’s a day.
at the end of the day at end1(12), ⇨ call it a day at call1(10), ⇨ carry the day at carry1(22), ⇨ the early days at early1(1), ⇨ every dog (has) its day at dog1(11), ⇨ the good old days at old(8), ⇨ half day, ⇨ have a field day at field day(1), ⇨ it’s early days at early1(3), ⇨ it’s (a little) late in the day at late1(8), ⇨ it’s sb’s lucky day at lucky(5), ⇨ (live to) see the day at see1(23), ⇨ name the day at name2(6), ⇨ open day, ⇨ save the day at save1(12), ⇨ speech day, sports day
     
COLLOCATIONS
(for Meaning 1)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + day
    every/each day The museum is open to visitors every day.
    the same day Similar student protests took place on the same day in other towns.
    the next/the following day (=the day after something happened in the past) The story was in the newspaper the following day.
    the previous day (=the day before something happened in the past) I had been to the doctor the previous day.
    a big day (=a day when something important is arranged to take place) Just before the big day the team was training 6 days a week.
    a holy day Friday is the Muslim holy day.
    a historic day (=a day when an event that is historically important happens) This was a historic day for the space program.
    a school day (=a day when children go to school) It’s a school day tomorrow, so you need an early night.
    election/market etc day (=the day when an election, market etc takes place) Wednesday is market day in Oxford.
    Christmas/Easter/Independence etc Day What day of the week is Christmas Day this year?
    sb’s wedding day (=the day when someone gets married) She wanted everything to be perfect for her wedding day.
■ phrases
    the day before yesterday We arrived in France the day before yesterday.
    the day after tomorrow How about meeting for lunch the day after tomorrow?
    the other day (=a few days ago) Mark called the other day.
    24 hours a day (=during the whole day and night) In Cairo, the streets are busy 24 hours a day.
    $15/5 grams/50 etc per day (=used when saying how much someone earns or is paid each day) They get about £45 per day.
     
COLLOCATIONS
(for Meaning 3)
■ adjectives
    a good day (=in which things have happened in the way you want) Have you had a good day at work?
    a bad day (=in which things have happened in a way you do not want) I’ve had a really bad day !
    a nice/lovely/happy day (=enjoyable) We’ve had a lovely day at the beach.
    a beautiful/lovely/glorious day (=with very nice weather) It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it?
    a hard day (=difficult and tiring) Sit down – you look as though you’ve had a hard day.
    a long day I got up at 5 this morning so it’s been a long day.
■ verbs
    have a good/bad/long etc day Simon looked as if he’d had a bad day at the office.
    spend the day doing something I spent the day shopping with my friends.
    start the day (=do something at the beginning of a day) You should start the day with a good breakfast.
    end the day (=do something at the end of a day) We ended the day at a little restaurant by the beach.
■ phrases
    have a nice/good day! spoken (=used when saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way) Bye Sam! Have a good day!


🔑 dayBrE /deɪ/ 🔊NAmE /deɪ/ 🔊 noun🔑 [countable] a period of 24 hours 一天;一日I saw Tom three days ago. 我三天前见过汤姆。🔊🔊'What day is it today?' 'Monday.' “今天星期几?” “星期一。”🔊🔊We're going away in a few days/in a few days' time.我们过几天就要离开了。They left the day before yesterday (= two days ago). 他们前天就走了。🔊🔊We're meeting the day after tomorrow (= in two days). 我们后天要见面。🔊🔊New Year's Day元旦Take the medicine three times a day. 每日服药三次。🔊🔊We can't go there today. You can go another day. 我们今天不能去那儿。你可以改天去。🔊🔊   see also field day, off day, red-letter day, sports day 🔑 [uncountable] the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening 白昼;白天The sun was shining all day. 白天一直阳光明媚。🔊🔊I could sit and watch the river all day long. 我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。🔊🔊He works at night and sleeps during the day. 他晚上干活,白天睡觉。🔊🔊Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night. 夜行动物白天睡觉晚上猎食。🔊🔊🔑 [countable, usually singular] the hours of the day when you are awake, working, etc. 工作日;一天的活动时间a seven-hour working day 七小时工作日It's been a long day (= I've been very busy). 忙了一整天了。🔊🔊Did you have a good day? 你这一天过得顺利吗?🔊🔊She didn't do a full day's work. 她并没干一整天的工作。🔊🔊I took a half day off yesterday. 昨天我休假半天。🔊🔊(NAmE) Have a nice day! 祝你度过愉快的一天!🔊🔊   see also workday 🔑 [countable, usually plural] a particular period of time or history 时期;时代in Queen Victoria's day在维多利亚女王时代the early days of computers计算机早期阶段Most women stayed at home in those days. 在那个时代大多数妇女都待在家里。🔊🔊(informal) in the old days (= in the past) 早先   see also glory days, heyday, nowadays, present day HELP There are many other compounds ending in day. You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 day 结尾的复合词还有很多,可在各字母中的适当位置查到。all in a day's ˈworkpart of your normal working life and not unusual 日常工作的一部分;习以为常;不足为奇any day (now)(informal) very soon 很快The letter should arrive any day now. 信该很快就到了。🔊🔊carry/win the ˈday(formal) to be successful against sb/sth 得胜;占上风;取得成功Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day. 尽管遭到强烈反对,执政党还是获胜了。🔊🔊day after ˈday 🔑each day repeatedly (used especially when sth is boring or annoying) 日复一日,一天又一天(尤指枯燥无味、令人厌烦)She hates doing the same work day after day. 她讨厌日复一日做同样的工作。🔊🔊day by ˈdayall the time; a little at a time and gradually 一天天;逐日Day by day his condition improved. 他的健康状况一天天好转。🔊🔊day ˈin, day ˈoutevery day for a long period of time 日复一日,天天(指不间断)a day of ˈreckoningthe time when sb will have to deal with the result of sth that they have done wrong, or be punished for sth bad that they have done 遭报应的日子;受到惩罚的日子sb's/sth's days are ˈnumbereda person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer (指人)死期不远了,得意的日子屈指可数了;(指物)用不了多久了,寿命不长了His days as leader of the party are numbered. 他作为党的领袖的日子已屈指可数了。🔊🔊from day ˈone(informal) from the beginning 从一开始;从第一天It's never worked from day one. 这从一开始就行不通。🔊🔊from day to ˈdaywith no thoughts or plans for the future 过一天算一天They live from day to day, looking after their sick daughter. 他们过一天算一天,日复一日地照顾着生病的女儿。🔊🔊if a situation changes from day to day, it changes often 天天,一天又一天(指经常变化)A baby's need for food can vary from day to day. 婴儿对食物的需要天天都在变化。🔊🔊from ˌone day to the ˈnextif a situation changes from one day to the next, it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day 一天又一天(表示不知未来如何)I never know what to expect from one day to the next. 一天又一天我从不知道会发生什么。🔊🔊have had your ˈdayto no longer be successful, powerful, etc. 得意之时已过;风光不再;日渐衰败She's had her day as a supermodel. 她作为超级模特儿的辉煌日子已一去不复返。🔊🔊have seen/known better ˈdays(humorous) to be in poor condition 穷困潦倒;昔盛今衰;曾辉煌过Our car has seen better days! 我们的汽车曾辉煌一时!🔊🔊if he's, she's, etc. a ˈday(informal)(used when talking about sb's age) at least (谈论某人年龄)至少He must be 70 if he's a day! 他至少 70 岁了!🔊🔊in sb's ˈdayduring the part of sb's life when they were most successful, famous, etc. (某人的)昔日盛时,鼎盛时期She was a great dancer in her day. 她曾是红极一时的舞蹈家。🔊🔊when sb was young 年轻时;当年In my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school. 我年轻时,毕业后就业机会很多。🔊🔊in ˈthis day and agenow, in the modern world 当代;当今;在今天这个时代it's not sb's ˈday(informal) used when several unfortunate or unpleasant things happen on the same day 祸不单行;特别倒霉的一天My car broke down and then I locked myself outit's just not my day! 我的汽车抛锚了,我又把钥匙锁到车里,真是祸不单行!🔊🔊make sb's ˈdayto make sb feel very happy on a particular day 使某人一天非常快活The phone call from Mike really made my day. 迈克打来电话,真让我高兴了一整天。🔊🔊make a day of it(informal) to make a particular enjoyable activity last for a whole day instead of only part of it 痛痛快快玩一整天not have all ˈdayto not have much time 时间不多了Come on! We don't have all day! 快一点!我们的时间不多了!🔊🔊of sb's ˈdayduring a particular period of time when sb lived 某人生活的时代the best player of his day他那个时代最优秀的运动员Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day. 贝西 · 史密斯是她那个时代的麦当娜。🔊🔊of the ˈdaythat is served on a particular day in a restaurant (餐馆)当日特别供应soup of the day当日供应的汤oh my ˈdaysused to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised, shocked or annoyed (吃惊或恼火时加强语气)我的天啊Oh my days! Is that true?我的天啊!那是真的吗?ˈone day 🔑at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past 有朝一日;(过去)某一天One day, I want to leave the city and move to the country. 有朝一日,我要离开城市搬到乡下去。🔊🔊One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back. 一天,他带了个小提包走出家门,再也没有回来。🔊🔊ˈone of these daysbefore a long time has passed 不久;日内One of these days you'll come back and ask me to forgive you. 你很快就会回来请求我原谅的。🔊🔊one of those ˈdays(informal) a day when there are a lot of mistakes and a lot of things go wrong 诸事不顺的日子;倒霉的日子It's been one of those days! 这一天真倒霉!🔊🔊ˈsome dayat an unknown time in the future 将来有一天;总有一天Some day I'll be famous. 总有一天我会成名的。🔊🔊take it/things one ˌday at a ˈtime(informal) to not think about what will happen in the future 得过且过;做一天和尚撞一天钟;过一天算一天I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time. 我不知道他还能不能好转,我们只有过一天算一天。🔊🔊ˈthat'll be the day(informal, ironic) used when you are saying that sth is very unlikely to happen 那样的事永远不可能;哪有那样的事Paul? Apologize? That'll be the day! 保罗?道歉?那真是太阳从西边出来了!🔊🔊ˈthese days 🔑(informal) used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past (尤用于拿现在和过去比较)如今,而今These days kids grow up so quickly. 如今孩子们成长得真快。🔊🔊ˈthose were the days(informal) used to suggest that a time in the past was happier or better than now (指过去)那才是好时光,那才是好年头to the ˈdayexactly 恰好;刚好;一天不差It's been three years to the day since we met. 我们整整三年没见面了。🔊🔊to this ˈdayeven now, when a lot of time has passed 直到如今;甚至现在To this day, I still don't understand why he did it. 我直到今天仍然不明白他当时为什么那样做。🔊🔊ˌback in the ˈdayin the past 过去;从前;旧时My dad's always talking about how great everything was back in the day. 我爸爸总是讲过去的一切如何如何的好。🔊🔊ˌback in the ˈdaysat a particular time in the past 在过去的某个时候I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous. 在这个乐队还没出名的时候,我就是他们的歌迷。🔊🔊in all my born ˈdays(old-fashioned, informal) used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before (表示惊讶)这辈子(未听说,未见)I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days. 我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。🔊🔊break of ˈday/ˈdawn(literary) the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light 破晓;黎明call it a ˈday(informal) to decide or agree to stop doing sth 结束一天的工作;到此为止;停止After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire). 从政四十年,我想现在也该退休了。🔊🔊(as) clear as ˈdayeasy to see or understand 显而易见;容易理解in the cold light of daywhen you have had time to think calmly about sth; in the morning when things are clearer 有时间冷静考虑时;在头脑更清醒些的第二天早晨These things always look different in the cold light of day. 这些事情在冷静地考虑后总会显得不同。🔊🔊your good deed for the ˈdaya helpful, kind thing that you do (所做的)好事,善事every dog has his/its ˈday(saying) everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life 人人皆有得意时it's early ˈdays (yet)(BrE) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop 为时尚早;言之过早at the ˌend of the ˈday(informal) used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered (考虑到所有情况后引出最重要的事实)最终,到头来At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision. 最终,他还得自己拿主意。🔊🔊ˌend your ˈdays/ˈlife (in sth)to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place (在某种状态下或某处)度过余生,安度晚年He ended his days in poverty. 他在贫穷中度过余生。🔊🔊the evil ˈhour/ˈday/ˈmoment(often humorous) the time when you have to do sth difficult or unpleasant 倒霉的时候(或日子、时刻)from that day/time ˈforth(literary) beginning on that day; from that time 从那天起;从那时以后ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time)(informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned 我宁愿;我更喜欢;我宁可选择We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! 我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜!🔊🔊ˌlate in the ˈday(disapproving) after the time when an action could be successful 为时已晚;已失时机He started working hard much too late in the dayhe couldn't possibly catch up. 他太晚才开始努力工作,不可能赶上了。🔊🔊ˌlive to fight another ˈday(saying) used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue (虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要)改日再战,卷土重来the livelong ˈday(literary) the whole length of the day 一整天have a nice ˈday!(informal, especially NAmE) a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers (与顾客道别时常用)再见ˌnight and ˈdayˌday and ˈnightall the time; continuously 日日夜夜;夜以继日;连续不断The machines are kept running night and day. 这些机器夜以继日地运转着。🔊🔊a ˌnine days' ˈwondera person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long 昙花一现;轰动一时的人(或事物)the ˈgood/ˈbad old daysan earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better/worse than the present 往昔的好/苦日子That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation. 那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。🔊🔊the ˌorder of the ˈdaycommon, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion 常见的;流行的;适宜的Pessimism seems to be the order of the day. 悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。🔊🔊the ˌother ˈday/ˈmorning/ˈevening/ˈweek 🔑recently 那天,那天早上,那天晚上,那个星期(用于指说话前不久的日子)I saw Jack the other day. 我前几天看到杰克了。🔊🔊pass the time of ˈday (with sb)to say hello to sb and have a short conversation with them (与某人)寒暄,打招呼,闲谈一会儿(as) plain as a ˈpikestaff(as) plain as ˈday(as) plain as the nose on your ˈfacevery obvious 一清二楚;一目了然;显而易见save, keep, etc. sth for a ˌrainy ˈdayto save sth, especially money, for a time when you will really need it 有备无患;未雨绸缪Rome wasn't built in a ˈday(saying) used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and needs patience 罗马不是一天建成的;复杂的工作不会一蹴而就your ˈsalad days(old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life 年少不谙世事的岁月;涉世未深的青少年时代save the ˈday/situˈationto prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen 挽回败局;扭转局面Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool. 杰拉德后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。🔊🔊not give sb the ˌtime of ˈdayto refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them 对某人厌弃不睬Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day. 自从她的小说获得成功之后,曾经懒得答理她的人也跟她握起手来。🔊🔊