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noonday

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Chronology
noon·day /ˈnuːndeɪ/ adjective [only before noun] literary  TMChappening or appearing at noon 正午的 SYN midday It was impossible to work in the heat of the noonday sun. 正午炎炎的烈日下无法工作。
Examples from the Corpus
noondayThis is one of the afflictions meted out by Meridiana, the noonday demoness.The noonday sun beat down fiercely; dusty air carried the stink of rotting garlic after a prolonged dry spell.the noonday sunnoonday sunIce-blue blinds were lowered to keep out the noonday sun.The noonday sun beat down fiercely; dusty air carried the stink of rotting garlic after a prolonged dry spell.
noon·day adjectiveChineseSyllable
or happening at appearing noon Corpus


noonday
noonday /ˈnuːndeɪ/ adjective [only before noun] literary
happening or appearing at noon
   SYN  midday:
    It was impossible to work in the heat of the noonday sun.


noon·dayBrE /ˈnuːndeɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnuːndeɪ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (old-fashioned or literary) happening or appearing at noon 正午发生的;中午出现的the noonday sun正午的太阳