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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

night [naɪt]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (period of darkness) 黑夜
  2. 2. noun [c] (evening) 晚上
    at night
    夜间
    from nine o'clock at night until nine in the morning
    晚上9点到早上9点
    by night
    夜间
    They travelled by night to avoid detection.
    他们夜间赶路以免被人察觉
    in/during the night
    夜里
    the night before last
    前天晚上
    the night before (sth)
    一天晚上
    night and day {or} day and night
    日日夜夜
    night was falling
    夜幕降临

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

night [naɪt]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 夜晚黑夜
  2. 2. n.[u] 黑夜般的状况黑暗时期悲伤时刻
  3. 3. n.[c] 睡眠时间
    I had a restless night.
    彻夜未眠。
  4. 4. n.[c] 夜,夜间
    Three nights later he collapsed.
    连续三天熬夜之后累倒了。
  5. 5. n.[u] 黑暗夜色
    It vanished into the night.
    消失黑夜之中
  6. 6. n.[u] 夜幕降临
    They worked from morning to night.
    他们从早到晚地工作
  7. 7. n.[c] 前半夜日落午夜的一段时间
    He watched television every night.
    他每天晚上电视
  8. 8. noun [Greek Mythology] 诺克斯
  9. 9. n.[c] 特定日子夜晚特殊目的的夜晚
  10. 10. adjective 用于夜晚
  11. 11. adjective 黑夜的,夜晚
  12. 12. adjective 夜间工作活动

Collins English-English Dictionary

night [naɪt]
  1. 1. n the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day
  2. 2. n [modifier] of, occurring, working, etc, at night
    a night nurse
  3. 3. n the occurrence of this period considered as a unit
    four nights later they left
  4. 4. n the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening
  5. 5. n the time between bedtime and morning
    she spent the night alone
  6. 6. n the weather conditions of the night
    a clear night
  7. 7. n the activity or experience of a person during a night
  8. 8. n [sometimes capital] any evening designated for a special observance or function
  9. 9. n nightfall or dusk
  10. 10. n a state or period of gloom, ignorance, etc
  11. 11. n [Etymology] Old English niht; compare Dutch nacht, Latin nox, Greek nux

Examples

riding all through the night
通宵骑马(或乘车)
to average six hours of sleep a night
每晚平均睡6小时
to travel by night
在夜间旅行
in the deep of night
深夜
Night had fled.
黑夜已消逝。

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