overnight /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADV If something happens overnight, it happens throughout the night or at some point during the night. 通宵地; 在夜间 [ADV after v]

  例：

  The decision was reached overnight.

  这个决定是夜间做出的。

• 2. 

  ADJ Overnight is also an adjective. 通宵的; 夜间的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Travel and overnight accommodation are included.

  旅行及夜间住宿是包含在内的。

• 3. 

  ADV You can say that something happens overnight when it happens very quickly and unexpectedly. 突然地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  The rules are not going to change overnight.

  这些规则是不会突然改变的。

• 4. 

  ADJ Overnight is also an adjective. 突然的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  In 1970 he became an overnight success in America.

  1970年他在美国一夜之间成了成功人士。

• 5. 

  ADJ Overnight bags or clothes are ones that you take when you go and stay somewhere for one or two nights. 外出住宿一两晚的 (包或衣服) [ADJ n]

  例：

  He realized he'd left his overnight bag at Mary's house.

  他意识到他把自己的短途旅行包落在玛丽家里了。