night-hawk是什么意思
英文词源
- night-hawk (n.)
- from 1610s in reference to various birds, from night + hawk (n.). Figurative sense of "one who stays up and is active at night" is from 1818.
实用例句
- 1. Two men were helping police with their inquiries at Salisbury last night.
- 两名男子昨天夜里在索尔兹伯里接受了警方盘问。
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- 2. That was the first time Elliot stayed out all night.
- 那是埃利奥特第一次彻夜未归。
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- 3. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
- 昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。
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- 4. Last night we hitched the horse to the cart and moved here.
- 昨晚我们套上马车，拉着东西搬到了这里。
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- 5. I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night.
- 我建议大家捡足够多的木柴来撑过这一晚。
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