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

• Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight
  装在窗框上的厚厚的胶合板挡住了白天的光线。
• The triangle of sky I see from where I am sitting is stripped of its daylight clouds.
  我从座位上能看到一角天空，白日的云彩已经散尽，夜空中充斥着繁星，清风吹过时微微摇颤。
• 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。
• Officials say the operation will be carried out in full daylight
  官员们说行动将在大白天进行。
• The violent daylight drills into the room.
  强烈的日光射进房间里来了。
• 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。
• This medicine is not to be exposed to daylight.
  这种药怕见光。
• People can go out to work in the daylight hours and then come to night school in the evening.
  人们可以白天外出工作，晚上去夜校学习。
• Through the aperture he could see daylight.
  透过缝隙，他能看见日光。
• We go to bed in broad daylight.
  我们在大白天便上床睡觉了。