night和evening的区别
一、读音不同
night 英[naɪt] 美[naɪt]
evening 英[ˈiːvnɪŋ] 美[ˈiːvnɪŋ]
二、释义不同
night
n. 夜; 夜晚; 晚上,夜晚(夜里就寝前的一段时间); 举行盛事的)夜晚,……之夜 ; 黑夜,夜色; 悲伤时期,挫败时期,黑暗时期; 黄昏,傍晚; 遮掩,隐蔽;
adj. 夜晚的,夜间的; 夜晚使用的; 夜间活动的,夜间工作的;
evening
n. 傍晚; 晚上; 后期; 衰落期; 晚会,晚间活动;
int. 晚上好( = good evening);
adj. (在)晚上的; 晚上用的;
三、词形变化不同
night复数:nights
evening原型: even 复数:evenings
四、用法不同
night意为“夜晚”,所指的时间一般从下午6点到第二天上午6点,也可指从日落到日出这段时间,还可指从夜间睡下到次日起床这段时间。night是抽象名词,故其前通常不加the,但特指时则要加the,例如:
Could you give me a bed for the night? 今晚你能给我弄个睡的地方吗?
evening作“傍晚,黄昏,晚上”意思时,指晚饭后、下班后或者日落后到就寝前这段时间,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。evening还可作联欢性、娱乐性的“晚会”意思,这时是可数名词,例如:
It was the high point of the evening. 那是晚会最精彩的部分。
五、双语例句
night
1、Be reasonable! We can't work late every night.
要讲道理呀!我们不能每天晚上都加班到很晚呀。
2、He took a long time getting to sleep that night.
他那天晚上过了好长时间才睡着。
3、You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
你晚上睡个好觉就会觉得舒服些。
4、What is he doing calling at this time of night?
他干吗这么晚了还打电话?
5、She doesn't like to walk home late at night.
她不喜欢深夜步行回家。
evening
1、We would often have a walk of an evening.
我们过去常在晚上散步。
2、I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home.
我盼着在家过个恬静的夜晚。
3、She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.
她轻松地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。
4、It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening.
在这么一个宜人的傍晚步行回家一点也不辛苦。
5、What time would you like your evening meal?
你打算几点钟吃晚饭?