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midnight (12 o'clock at night exactly, see also: twelve o'clock) noun [UK: ˈmɪd.naɪt] [US: ˈmɪd.ˌnaɪt] | 午夜 /wǔyè/noun 半夜 /bànyè/noun 子夜 /zǐyè/noun |
midnight sun (phenomenon occurring when Sun does not set) noun | 白夜 /báiyè/noun |
burn the midnight oil (work through the night) verb [UK: bɜːn ðə ˈmɪd.naɪt ɔɪl] [US: ˈbɝːn ðə ˈmɪd.ˌnaɪt ˌɔɪl] | 开夜车 /kāi yèchē/verb 挑燈夜戰verb 焚膏繼晷verb 開夜車verb |