daylight

英 [ˈdeɪlaɪt]

美 [ˈdeɪlaɪt]

n.  日光

复数：daylights　现在分词：daylighting　

高考CET4考研

Collins.2 / BNC.5270 / COCA.5997

习惯用语

n.

daylight robbery
• 漫天要价；敲竹杠
  the fact of sb charging too much money for sth
• You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.
  他们的要价有一些你都不会相信，简直就是在光天化日之下抢劫呀！
(in) broad daylight
• 光天化日（之下）
  (in) the clear light of day, when it is easy to see
• The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
  抢劫就发生在光天化日之下的一条熙熙攘攘的街道上。

牛津词典

noun

• 日光
  the light that comes from the sun during the day
  1. They emerged from the church into the bright daylight.
     他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
  2. The street looks very different in daylight .
     在白天大街显得很不一样。
  3. They left before daylight (= before the sun had risen) .
     他们天亮前就走了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 日光
  Daylightis the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
  1. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on...
     还是大白天，但所有汽车的前灯都亮起来了。
  2. Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
     日晒不足会让人情绪低落。
• N-UNCOUNT 天明
  Daylightis the time of day when it begins to get light.
  1. Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.
     昨天早上天刚亮奎因就回来了。
• PHRASE 在光天化日之下;在大白天
  If you say that a crime is committedin broad daylight, you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night.
  1. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight...
     光天化日之下，一个女孩在火车上遭到了袭击。
  2. The recent murder happened in broad daylight in a supposedly 'safe' part of London.
     最近的这起谋杀案是光天化日之下在伦敦一个据称“安全”的城区发生的。

英英释义

noun

• light during the daytime
• the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
  1. the dawn turned night into day
  2. it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
  Synonym:daydaytime

双语例句

• I was robbed in broad daylight last year.
  去年，我在光天化日之下遭到抢劫。警察抓住了那家伙，但是关了六个星期就把他放了。
• A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight
  光天化日之下，一个女孩在火车上遭到了袭击。
• How could you have got lost in broad daylight!
  大天白日的，你怎么走迷了路！
• During the first scene, which begins early in the morning, we'll dim the lights up to give the effect of growing daylight.
  在从凌晨开始的第一场，我们将慢慢增强灯光，以达到天变亮时的效果。
• If I find him bullying small children again, and I can lay my hands on him, I'll knock the daylight out of him.
  要是我发现他再欺侮小孩，而且我能把他抓住的话，我要狠狠揍他一顿。
• At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
  在隧道的尽头，他们看见了日光。
• The poor expect to see daylight.
  穷人盼出头。
• A mugging took place in broad daylight in a crowded street.
  一起抢劫案竟在光天化日之下发生在一条热闹大街上。
• This medicine is not to be exposed to daylight.
  这种药怕见光。
• It has dawned but is not yet broad daylight.
  明而未融。