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An all-nighter is a night when you do not sleep because you are studying or finishing written work at university. The usual phrase is pull an all-nighter.
An all-nighterall-nighter is a night when you do not sleep指的是整晚不睡的那一夜 because you are studying or finishing written work at university因為在大學裡讀書或趕作業。The usual phrase is常見的說法是 pull an all-nighterpull an all-nighter(開夜車)。
It is student talk, informal, a bit proud and a bit tired: the paper due at nine, the exam in the morning. It names the night itself, the occasion, not the person who stayed up.
It它 is student talk, informal是學生用語,非正式, a bit proud and a bit tired帶點驕傲又帶點疲憊: the paper due at nine, the exam in the morning報告九點要交,考試在早上。It它 names the night itself, the occasion指的是那一夜、那個場合本身, not the person who stayed up不是指熬夜的那個人。
School pupils say it too, but campus life is where it belongs. Though actually some people now use it for any night with no sleep — games, a new baby — the university work night is still the core meaning.
School pupils say it too中小學生也會這樣說, but campus life is where it belongs但它真正屬於的地方是大學生活。Though actually不過其實 some people now use it for any night with no sleep現在有些人也會拿它來說任何沒睡的夜晚 — games, a new baby打遊戲、新生兒 — the university work night is still the core meaning但大學趕工的那種夜晚,還是它最核心的意思。
After one, you are worn out; it is not a healthy plan, only a last-minute one.
After one開完一次夜車之後, you are worn out你會累壞; it is not a healthy plan這不是健康的計畫, only a last-minute one只是不得已臨時抱佛腳的做法。
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
all-nighternoun
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Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
- That party was an all-nighter.
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Something that lasts throughout the whole night.
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slangA session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
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slangA client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
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slangA criminal or other person kept in jail over night.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。