overnight

🇬🇧 UK/'әuvәnait/🇺🇸 US
B1

Definitions

adv.

During or throughout the night; very quickly or suddenly.

在夜间;一夜之间,突然

adj.

Happening during or lasting through the night; completed by the next morning.

通宵的,一夜的;隔夜的

v.

To stay overnight; to send something for next-day delivery.

过夜,留宿;快递隔夜送达

n.

An overnight stay, especially at a hotel or lodging.

一夜的住宿;隔夜快递件

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
overnightother
=overnight

Common Collocations

  • 1.overnight success一夜成名
  • 2.overnight trip过夜旅行

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The startup's overnight success was actually the result of years of preparation.

  • 2.

    We booked an overnight trip to the coast to escape the city stress.

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