1. | [c] 一天；一日a period of 24 hours |
I saw Tom three days ago. 我三天前见过汤姆。 | |
‘What day is it today?’ ‘Monday.’ “今天星期几？”“星期一。” | |
We're going away in a few days/in a few days' time . 我们过几天就要离开了。 | |
They left the day before yesterday(= two days ago) . 他们前天就走了。 | |
We're meeting the day after tomorrow(= in two days) . 我们后天要见面。 | |
New Year's Day 元旦 | |
Take the medicine three times a day . 每日服药三次。 | |
We can't go there today. You can go another day . 我们今天不能去那儿。你可以改天去。 |
2. | [u] 白昼；白天the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening |
The sun was shining all day . 白天一直阳光明媚。 | |
I could sit and watch the river all day long . 我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。 | |
He works at night and sleeps during the day . 他晚上干活，白天睡觉。 | |
Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night. 夜行动物白天睡觉晚上猎食。 |
3. | [c][ususing] 工作日；一天的活动时间the hours of the day when you are awake, working, etc. |
a seven-hour working day 七小时工作日 | |
It's been a long day(= I've been very busy) . 忙了一整天了。 | |
Did you have a good day? 你这一天过得顺利吗？ | |
She didn't do a full day's work . 她并没干一整天的工作。 | |
I took a half day off yesterday. 昨天我休假半天。 | |
Have a nice day! 祝你度过愉快的一天！ |
4. | [c][usupl] 时期；时代a particular period of time or history |
in Queen Victoria's day 在维多利亚女王时代 | |
the early days of computers 计算机早期阶段 | |
Most women stayed at home in those days . 在那个时代大多数妇女都待在家里。 | |
in the old days(= in the past) 早先 |
