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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- noon [nuːn]
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1.
n
the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian
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2.
n
(as modifier)
- the noon sun
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3.
n
[poetic]
the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination
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4.
n
[Etymology]
Old English n
o n, from Latin no na (ho ra) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)
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1.
n
the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian
Examples
- at noon
- 中午时间 → at
- from noon to midnight
- 从中午到半夜 → from
- high noon
- 正午 → high
- He left before noon.
- 他在午前离开了。 → before
- The store closes at noon.
- 商店中午暂停营业。 → close
- They won the top of hill by noon.
- 中午以前他们攀上了山巅。 → win
- Everyday at noon I feel really hungry.
- 每到中午，我都会觉得异常饥饿。 → hungry
- We need to be there before noon.
- 我们要在正午前赶到那儿。 → noon
- He is coming here at noon.
- 他中午会过来。
- We are having lunch after noon, do you want to come?
- 我们正午过后会一起吃午餐，你想一起来吗？
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