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noonday

/noon-dey/US // ˈnunˌdeɪ //UK // (ˈnuːnˌdeɪ) //

正午时分,正午,中午时分,正日

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or at noon or midday: the usual noonday meal.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : midday; noon.

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Examples

  • Joel and I, in the heat of the noonday sun, walked the entire perimeter of the lot.

  • Evagrius, a famous hermit, blamed the “noonday demon” for tempting monks back to urban comforts.

  • How long had it been since we were children of the beating heart, laughing and playing beneath the warmth of the noonday sun?

  • To the country at large, however, who breathe a freer air, the true nature of the struggle is plain as the sun at noonday.

  • The noonday sun was blazing right overhead, and the muddy water running all over slippered feet and dainty dresses.

  • He began his day's work at seven and continued it until five, with a short interval for his noonday meal and afternoon drive.

  • The session lasted until time for the noonday luncheon and siesta , and was resumed in the afternoon.

  • Perhaps this was because the weather was bad, for Leam, who could bear wind and frost and noonday sun, could not bear wet.