day
noun [ C ] uk/deɪ/ us/deɪ/
A1 一天，一日
a period of 24 hours, especially from twelve o'clock one night to twelve o'clock the next night
January has 31 days. 一月份有31天。
the days of the week 一周的7天
every day He runs five miles every day. 他每天跑5英里。
It took us almost a day to get here. 我们花了几乎一天的时间才到这儿。
the day before yesterday I saw him the day before yesterday. 我前天见到他了。
the day after tomorrow We leave the day after tomorrow. 我们后天离开。
three/four/five/etc. days ago He was last seen alive five days ago. 人们最后一次见到他是在5天以前，那时他还活着。
for days They haven't been seen for days (= for several days). 他们好些日子没露面了。
in a few days/in a few days' time I'll be seeing Pat in a few days/in a few days' time. 过几天我会见到帕特。
How's your day been? (= Have you enjoyed today?) 你今天过得好吗？
Have a nice day! 祝你今天过得愉快！
a big day I must get some sleep - I've got a big day (= an important day) tomorrow. 我得睡觉了——我明天有很重要的事。
A2 白天，白昼
used to refer to the period in 24 hours when it is naturally light
a bright sunny day 阳光明媚的一天
all day It rained all day. 今天下了一整天的雨。
These animals sleep during the day and hunt at night. 这些动物昼伏夜出。
A2 工作日;学习日
the time that you usually spend at work or at school
a normal working day 正常工作日
I work a seven-hour day. 我每天工作7小时。
We're having to work a six-day week to cope with demand. 为了满足需求，我们将不得不每周工作6天。
day off 休息日
a day when you do not have to work or do something that you normally do
I won't be in on Thursday - it's my day off. 我周四不在——那天我休息。
She's taking three days off next week. 她下星期休假三天。
I took a day off in June to go to a friend's wedding.
It was supposed to be my day off but I ended up working most of it.
I haven't had a day off in months.
For once, he's enjoying a day off and meeting a few friends in town.
the other dayB1 前几天，几天前
a few days ago
Didn't I see you in the post office the other day? 前几天我不是还在邮局见过你吗？
I saw her in town the other day.
We met up for breakfast the other day.
I was out walking with my brother the other day when I spotted her.
Funny you should say that! Just the other day, someone else told me I reminded them of their grandmother.
Jim called in the other day on his way to his mother's.
these daysA2 现在，如今
used to talk about the present time, in comparison with the past
Vegetarianism is very popular these days. 现在素食很流行。
These days you have to be careful who you trust.
Pretty much all restaurants have gluten-free options these days.
You can't be too careful these days.
These days, people expect that you'll tell them everything right away.
in those daysB2 过去，从前
in the past
In those days people used to write a lot more letters. 过去人们写信要多得多。
In those days I couldn't wait for my birthday.
Back in those days, people cooked from scratch a lot more.
Of course, in those days people didn't keep buying new clothes.
We didn't understand the impact we were having on the planet in those days.
any day nowB2 很快，过不了多久;（尤指）就这几天
very soon, especially within the next few days
The baby's due any day now. 就这几天婴儿就要出生了。
"When is the baby due?" "Any day now!"
The ruling is expected any day now.
They're due to make the announcement any day now.
It could happen any day now.
by day 白天的时候，白天
when it is naturally light
I prefer travelling by day. 我喜欢白天旅行。
By day, this stretch of the road is incredibly busy.
By day, the streets are jammed with workers, but they all clear out after 5.00 p.m.
By day, this quiet shopfront is a bookshop. By night, it's the city's hottest new nightclub.
We spent two fantastic weeks there, walking by day and sampling the region's cuisine in the evening.
day after dayB1 日复一日，每天
repeatedly, every day
The same problems keep coming up day after day. 同样的问题每天都要出现。
Day after day, he's out there, walking the streets and knocking on doors.
And so it went, day after day, till we could bear no more.
It's the same excuses day after day. When will he take responsibility for his actions?
The same grim pattern is repeated day after day.
You read the same newspaper headlines day after day.
day and night 日夜，一直
all the time
You can hear the traffic from your room day and night. 无论白天晚上你在房间里都会听到车辆的嘈杂声。
They toiled day and night to search for survivors and recover bodies.
The tomb is guarded day and night by soldiers.
Some of these live-in workers are on call day and night.
These people were working day and night to develop a vaccine.
day by dayB2 每天，天天;日益，越来越
every day, or more and more as each day passes
Day by day he became weaker. 他的身体日渐虚弱。
These birds are disappearing day by day as their habitat shrinks.
His anger grew day by day.
The demand for this product is increasing day by day.
The situation is grave and worsening day by day.
Day by day, his hopes grew stronger.
(from) day to day 每天;时常
If something changes (from) day to day, it changes often.
The symptoms of the disease change from day to day. 这种疾病的症状每天都会发生变化。
The price of this commodity fluctuates from day to day.
Weather conditions here change dramatically day to day.
The number of appointments available varies day to day.
The options on the menu will differ from day to day, based on what the latest farm delivery contains.
from one day to the next 一天又一天（表示不知道未来会怎样），过一天算一天
before each day happens
I never know what I’ll be doing from one day to the next. 我从来不知道第二天会是什么样。
It's so unpredictable - you never know what you're going to find from one day to the next.
It's so strange how your feelings about the same situation can change from one day to the next.
I have no idea how she'll be from one day to the next.
the daysC1 时期；时代
a period in history
How did people communicate in the days before email? 没有电子邮件的时候人们是怎样交流的？
These were the days before antibiotics, when illnesses like that would kill you.
This is how people managed in the days before air-conditioning was invented.
The days of cheap petrol are behind us.
Thankfully, things have changed since the days of corsets and petticoats.
to this day 到现在，直到今天
up to and including the present moment
To this day nobody knows what happened to him. 到现在也没人知道他到底出了什么事。
It's a subject that, to this day, remains taboo.
It all happened over twenty years ago and yet, to this day, people come up to her in the street and ask her about it.
To this day, the whole affair remains shrouded in mystery.
To this day, I can't explain what actually happened.
- More examples
- I always like to leave my desk clear at the end of the day.
- We went to Edinburgh and back again all in one day.
- We're open every day except Sunday.
- She had five days off work due to illness.
- The soldiers marched 90 miles in three days.
Idioms More idioms
all in a day's workidiom 日常工作的一部分；习以为常，不足为奇
If something difficult, unpleasant, or strange is all in a day's work for someone, it is a usual part of their job.
When you're a nurse, cleaning up vomit is all in a day's work. 对护士来说，打扫呕吐污物就是分内工作。
the best/happiest days of your lifeidiom 最美好的时光
the most pleasant time you will ever have
Adults like to tell children that their schooldays are the happiest days of their life. 成年人喜欢对孩子们说上学那些年是他们一生当中最美好的时光。
day in day outidiom （尤指枯燥之事）一天接一天，日复一日
(especially of something boring) done or happening every day for a long period of time
I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out. 我每天都要干这些单调乏味的工作。
someone's/something's days are numberedidiom …的时日不多；…将不久于人世
If someone or something's days are numbered, they will not exist for much longer.
The latest opinion polls suggest that his days as leader are numbered. 最新的民意调查表明他在领导者的位置上坐不了多久了。
have had its/your dayidiom 风光不再，不比从前，不再走红
to be much less popular than before
She sold a lot of books in the 1990s, but she's had her day. 20世纪90年代她的书很畅销，但如今已经风光不再了。
have your day in courtidiom 争取机会（公开地）发表意见（或为自己的行为辩护）
to get an opportunity to give your opinion on something or to explain your actions after they have been criticized
She was determined to get her day in court and the TV interview would give it to her. 她决心要公开发表意见，接受电视采访正是一个好机会。
in all my (born) daysidiom 一生，一辈子
in all of my life
I've never seen anything so strange in all my born days. 我一辈子都没见过这么奇怪的事情。
in my dayidiom 我小的时候;当年
when I was young
Kids take so much for granted nowadays - in my day a new bike was really special. 现在的孩子把很多东西都太不当回事儿了——我小的时候一辆新自行车就是件稀罕之物。
in this day and ageidiom 如今，当前，当今
at the present time
You can't afford to run businesses inefficiently in this day and age. 如今低效经营企业是行不通的。
make someone's dayidiom C2 使…高兴，取悦…
to make someone happy
Seeing Adrian again after such a long time really made my day. 过了这么久能与阿德里安再次见面真让我感到高兴。
not be someone's dayidiom …身处逆境，不走运，倒霉
If it is not your day, you are having a difficult or unpleasant day.
This really isn't my day - my wallet was stolen and now I've lost my car keys. 今天我可真够倒霉的——先是钱包被偷，现在车钥匙又丢了。
the old daysidiom C1 在过去，在以前
times in the past
In the old days we only had four or five TV channels. 在过去我们只有四五个电视频道。
one of these daysidiom B1 将来有一天，过不了多久
some time in the near future
You're going to get into serious trouble one of these days. 将来有一天你会惹上大麻烦。
one of those daysidiom 倒霉的日子，不走运的日子
a bad day, full of problems
It's just been one of those days. 今天真不走运。
one/some dayidiom B1 将来有一天，将来某一天
at some time in the future
I'd love to go to China some/one day. 将来有一天我要去中国。
take it one day at a time/take each day as it comesidiom 顺其自然，不为未来计划（或忧虑）
to deal with things as they happen, and not to make plans or to worry about the future
I've lived through a lot of changes recently, but I've learned to take it one day at a time. 近来遇到诸多变故，但我已学会凡事要顺其自然。
that'll be the dayidiom （表示不太相信）胡扯，哪有那样的事
something you say in order to show you think that something is unlikely to happen
"Mike says he's going to give up smoking." "That'll be the day!" “迈克说他要戒烟了。”“别听他的！”
those were the daysidiom 那时候可真好，那才是好时光
something you say that means life was better at the time in the past that you are talking about
We were young and madly in love. Ah, those were the days! 我们当时都很年轻，正处于热恋之中。唉，那时候多好啊！
to the dayidiom 正好，刚好
exactly
She died ten years ago to the day. 她正好在10年前的今天去世。