Nocturnal
[nɒk'tɜːn(ə)l] or [nɑk'tɝnl]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) belonging to or active during the night; 'nocturnal animals are active at night'; 'nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day' .
(adj.) of or relating to or occurring in the night; 'nocturnal darkness' .
編輯:谢恩--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal.
(a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
(n.) An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
乔迪校對
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Nightly.
格思里整理
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Nightly, dark, gloomy, tenebrose
ANT:Diurnal, light, brilliant, solar
錄入:山姆
解釋/意思:
adj. pertaining to night: happening by night: nightly.—n. an instrument for observations in the night.—adv. Noctur′nally.
錄入:米歇尔
例句/造句/用法:
- Archer had the nocturnal perspective of Fifth Avenue almost to himself. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- What becomes, then, of these nocturnal whistles, and what of the very peculiar words of the dying woman? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- What was this nocturnal expedition, and why should I go armed? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- In this way we should be able to watch our man if he struck a light, and see what his object was in this stealthy nocturnal visit. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The nocturnal visitor was a young man, frail and thin, with a black moustache, which intensified the deadly pallor of his face. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- During this period Tarzan paid many nocturnal visits to the village, where he often renewed his supply of arrows. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- In the mysterious nocturnal separation from all outward signs of life, she felt herself more strangely confronted with her fate. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- That one dint in the short, green grass was the only material witness left of this inexplicable nocturnal flight. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- MONKS, AT THEIR NOCTURNAL INTERVIEW It was a dull, close, overcast summer evening. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- The night air so increased my cough, that, God knows where I found strength for these wild nocturnal promenades; but love does wonders! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- So this was the explanation of the unlocked door and of the nocturnal vigil of Milverton. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
盖尔校對