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night-light

['naitlait]

n. 夜明灯；通宵蜡烛

英文词源

night-light (n.): 1640s, "faint light visible in the sky at night," from night + light (n.). As "small light used in rooms at night to keep them from total darkness" from 1851.

双语例句

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。

2. That was the first time Elliot stayed out all night.: 那是埃利奥特第一次彻夜未归。

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。

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。

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。