day
[dei]
n.白天, 一天, 时代
例句与用法：
Day in, day out, no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles.
她不管天气如何，每天总是不间断地步行十英里。
He was a great singer once but now he's had his day.
他曾是个红歌星，但现在风华已去。
Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day.
执政党尽管遭到强烈反对，还是获胜了。
He has been working all day.
他已工作了一整天。
You can see stars by night, but not by day.
你在夜晚可以看到星星，白天却看不到。
He is the man of the day.
他是时下的风云人物。
详细释义：
n.
1. 一天(24小时), 日[C]
"What day is today? " "It's Monday."
"今天星期几? " "今天星期一。"
2. 白昼, 白天; 黎明[C][U]
He is seldom at home during the day.
他白天很少在家。
3. 工作日[C]
We work an 8-hour day.
我们一天工作八小时。
4. 时代, 时期[P1]
I still remember my student days.
我仍然记得我的学生时代。
5. (常与his, their等连用)成名时期, 全盛时期[S]
She was a beauty in her day.
她年轻时是个美人。
6. 竞赛, 战斗, 胜利[the S]
The debate was over; our side won the day.
辩论结束了; 我方获胜。
7. (常大写)特定日, 节日
Christmas Day is the 25th of December.
圣诞节是十二月二十五日。
8. 一生; 生涯[P]
短语词组：
day off
1. 休息日
She took a day off.
她请了一天假。
rainy day
1. 艰难时刻
He put away some money for a rainy day.
他储蓄一些钱以防不测。
before day
1. 天亮前
We'll have to finish the work before day.
我们要在天亮前完成这项工作。
be sb.'s day
1. 是某人走运之日
It just wasn't my day yesterday.
昨天我真倒霉.
by day
1. 白天
They travelled by day and stayed at hotels by night.
他们白天行路, 晚上在旅馆过夜。
by the day
1. 按日
He got paid by the day.
他按日取酬。
call it a day
1. 结束一天的工作
Let's call it a day
今天就到此为止。
day after day
1. 日复一日
He was doing the same thing day after day.
他天天做同样的事。
day and night
1. 日日夜夜
I will sit by her bedside day and night.
我会日夜守在她的床边。
day by day
1. 一天天
She is getting better day by day.
她的健康状况一天天好起来。
day in, day out
1. 日复一日
Day in , day out, the food was the same.
食物天天都是一个样。
every other day
1. 每隔一天
We will meet every other day.
我们将每隔一天会面。
from day to day
1. 天天
From day to day the town changes.
这座城镇的面貌天天在发生变化。
have seen/known better days
1. 曾有过富裕成功的日子
Old Sam is poor now, but he has seen better days.
老山姆现在很潦倒, 可他以前曾风光过。
of the day
1. 当代的; 当时的
These are questions of the day.
这些是时事问题。
one day
1. (过去)某一天; (将来)有一天
He'll come to realize it one day.
他总有一天会懂得这一点。
some day
1. 总有一天
We will meet again some day.
后会有期。
the day after tomorrow
1. 后天
If today is Tuesday, the day after tomorrow will be Thursday.
假如今天是星期二, 后天就是星期四。
the day before yesterday
1. 前天
If today is Friday, the day before yesterday was Wednesday.
假如今天是星期五, 前天就是星期三。
the good old days
1. 过去的好时光
My grandmother always talks about the good old days when she was young.
我祖母总是谈论她年轻时的好时光。
the other day
1. 不久前某一天
I saw David at the bank the other day.
几天前我在银行见到过戴维。
to a/the day
1. 一天也不差; 恰好
It's 5 years to the day.
恰好五年整。
to this day
1. 至今
To this day Peter won't eat peas.
彼得至今还是不肯吃豌豆。