| 词组 | night owl |
| 释义 | Idiom night owl Theme: PEOPLE someone who usually stays up very late.Anne's a real night owl. She never goes to bed before 2 a.m. and sleeps till noon.Jack's a night owl and is at his best after midnight. Idiom night owl someone who often goes to bed late because they prefer to do things at night.A night owl from his youth, he is rarely in bed before 4 o'clock. night owlA person who prefers to be awake late at night. In my younger days, I was quite a night owl and would often stay up until sunrise. night owlFig. someone who stays up at night; someone who works at night. My roommate is a night owl and usually reads until 5:00 A.M. A few night owls stayed at the café all night long. night owlA person who habitually stays up late and is active at night, as in You can call her after midnight, for she's a night owl. This colloquial term, originally used in the late 1500s for an owl that is active at night, was transferred to nocturnal human beings in the mid-1800s. a night owlIf you call someone a night owl, you mean that they regularly stay up late at night. Night owls can even order a 3am steak at the 24-hour Horizons Court Hotel. Joe is a night owl whereas I'm more of an early bird. a ˈnight owl(informal) somebody who feels more lively at night and usually goes to bed very late: She’s a night owl and has always done her best work after midnight. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词组固定搭配大全包含354030条英汉双解词组，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。