day

Idioms

all in a day’s work

1. part of your normal working life and not unusual 日常工作的一部分；习以为常；不足为奇
   • Swimming with sharks or training a tiger cub—it's all in a day's work for animal wrangler Chris Bolton. 与鲨鱼一起游泳或训练一只小老虎——对动物饲养员克里斯·博尔顿来说，这都是一天的工作。

any day (now) | any time now

1. (informal) very soon 很快
   • The letter should arrive any day now. 信该很快就到了。
   • We expect more info on this any time now. 我们期待更多的信息。

at the end of the day

 

1. (informal) used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered （考虑到所有情况后引出最重要的事实）最终，到头来
   • At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision. 最终，他还得自己拿主意。

back in the day

1. in the past 过去；从前；旧时
   • My dad's always talking about how great everything was back in the day. 我爸爸总是讲过去的一切如何如何的好。

back in the days

1. at a particular time in the past 在过去的某个时候
   • I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous. 在这个乐队还没出名的时候，我就是他们的歌迷。

break of day/dawn

1. (literary) the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light 破晓；黎明

call it a day

1. (informal) to decide or agree to stop doing something 结束一天的工作；到此为止；停止
   • After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire). 从政四十年，我想现在也该退休了。

carry/win the day

1. (formal) to be successful against somebody/something 得胜；占上风；取得成功
   • Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day. 尽管遭到强烈反对，执政党还是获胜了。
   • Teamwork and persistence can still win the day. 团队合作和坚持仍然可以赢得胜利。
   Topics Successc2

(as) clear as day

1. easy to see or understand 显而易见；容易理解

day after day

1. each day repeatedly (used especially when something is boring or annoying) 日复一日，一天又一天（尤指枯燥无味、令人厌烦）
   • She hates doing the same work day after day. 她讨厌日复一日做同样的工作。

day and night

(also night and day)

1. all the time; continuously 日日夜夜；夜以继日；连续不断
   • The store is open day and night. 这家商店日夜营业。
   • The machines are kept running night and day. 这些机器夜以继日地运转着。

day by day

1. all the time; a little at a time and gradually 一天天；逐日
   • Day by day his condition improved. 他的健康状况一天天好转。
   • Morale was sinking day by day. 士气一天天消沉下去。

day in, day out

1. every day for a long period of time 日复一日，天天（指不间断）
   • Living on junk food day in day out is not good for you. 天天吃垃圾食品对你不好。
   Topics Timec2

a day of reckoning

1. the time when somebody will have to deal with the result of something that they have done wrong, or be punished for something bad that they have done 遭报应的日子；受到惩罚的日子

somebody’s/something’s days are numbered

1. a person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer （指人）死期不远了，得意的日子屈指可数了；（指物）用不了多久了，寿命不长了
   • His days as leader of the party are numbered. 他作为党的领袖的日子已屈指可数了。
   • Whatever the protests, the school’s days are numbered and it will be closed down. 不管抗议如何，学校的日子屈指可数了，它将被关闭。
   Topics Difficulty and failurec2

end your days/life (in something)

1. to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place （在某种状态下或某处）度过余生，安度晚年
   • He ended his days in poverty. 他在贫穷中度过余生。

every dog has his/its day

1. (saying) everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life 人人皆有得意时 Topics Successc2

the evil hour/day

1. (often humorous) the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant 倒霉的时候（或日子、时刻）
   • I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer. 我最好还是去看看牙医吧─可不能再拖了。
   • If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back. 如果你继续借钱，你只是在推迟你必须偿还的邪恶的一天。

five a day

1. (especially British English) the amount of fruit or vegetables that some organizations say you should eat in order to be healthy 过去；从前；旧时
   • Start your five a day with a banana for breakfast. 从早餐吃香蕉开始你的一天。

from day one

1. (informal) from the beginning 从一开始；从第一天
   • It's never worked from day one. 这从一开始就行不通。
   • This game makes reading and spelling fun from day one. 这个游戏从第一天开始就让阅读和拼写变得有趣。

from day to day

1. with no thoughts or plans for the future 过一天算一天
   • They live from day to day, looking after their sick daughter. 他们过一天算一天，日复一日地照顾着生病的女儿。
2. if a situation changes from day to day, it changes often 天天，一天又一天（指经常变化）
   • A baby's need for food can vary from day to day. 婴儿对食物的需要天天都在变化。
   Topics Timec2

from one day to the next

1. if a situation changes from one day to the next, it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day 一天又一天（表示不知未来如何）
   • I never know what to expect from one day to the next. 一天又一天我从不知道会发生什么。
   Topics Timec2

from that day/time forth

1. (literary) beginning on that day; from that time 从那天起；从那时以后
   • From that day forth she gave me endless friendship and encouragement. 从那天起，她给了我无尽的友谊和鼓励。
   Topics Timec2

give me something/somebody (any day/time)

1. (informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned 我宁愿；我更喜欢；我宁可选择
   • We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! 我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！
   Topics Preferences and decisionsc2

your good deed for the day

1. a helpful, kind thing that you do （所做的）好事，善事
   • I took Sarah’s children to school so I’ve done my good deed for the day. 我送了萨拉的孩子去上学，所以今天已经做了善事。
   • She felt that she had done her good deed for the day. 她当时认为自己做了好事。

the good/bad old days

1. an earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better/worse than the present 往昔的好／苦日子
   • That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation. 那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。

have had your day

1. to no longer be successful, powerful, etc. 得意之时已过；风光不再；日渐衰败
   • She's had her day as a supermodel. 她作为超级模特儿的辉煌日子已一去不复返。
   Topics Difficulty and failurec2

have a nice day!

1. (informal, especially North American English) a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers （与顾客道别时常用）再见

have seen/known better days

1. (humorous) to be in poor condition 穷困潦倒；昔盛今衰；曾辉煌过
   • Our car has seen better days! 我们的汽车曾辉煌一时！

if he’s, she’s, etc. a day

1. (informal) (used when talking about somebody’s age) at least （谈论某人年龄）至少
   • He must be 70 if he's a day! 他至少 70 岁了！

in all my born days

1. (old-fashioned, informal) used when you are very surprised at something you have never heard or seen before （表示惊讶）这辈子（未听说，未见）
   • I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days. 我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。

in the cold light of day

1. when you have had time to think calmly about something; in the morning when things are clearer 有时间冷静考虑时；在头脑更清醒些的第二天早晨
   • These things always look different in the cold light of day. 这些事情在冷静地考虑后总会显得不同。

in somebody’s day

1. during the part of somebody’s life when they were most successful, famous, etc. （某人的）昔日盛时，鼎盛时期
   • She was a great dancer in her day. 她曾是红极一时的舞蹈家。
   • Things were very different in my grandfather's day. 祖父的那个年代情况大不一样。
   Topics Successc1
2. when somebody was young 年轻时；当年
   • In my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school. 我年轻时，毕业后就业机会很多。
   • In Grandfather’s day, owning a television was very unusual. 在祖父的时代，拥有一台电视机是非常不寻常的。

in the olden days

(also in olden times)

1. a long time ago in the past 过去；从前；旧时
   • What was life like in the olden days, Gran? 从前的生活是什么样的，奶奶？

in this day and age

1. now, in the modern world 当代；当今；在今天这个时代
   • Slavery continues to exist, even in this day and age. 即使在今天这个时代，奴役的情况依然存在。
   • Why dress so formally in this day and age? 都这年月了，怎么还穿得这么正式？

it’s early days (yet) | it's still early days

1. (British English) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop 为时尚早；言之过早
   • It’s early days yet. We don’t know if the play will be a success. 现在还为时尚早。我们不知道这出戏是否会成功。
   Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

it’s not somebody’s day

1. (informal) used when several bad or unpleasant things happen on the same day 祸不单行；特别倒霉的一天
   • My car broke down and then I locked myself out—it's just not my day! 我的汽车抛锚了，我又把钥匙锁到车里，真是祸不单行！

late in the day

(North American English also late in the game)

1. (disapproving) after the time when an action could be successful 为时已晚；已失时机
   • He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up. 他太晚才开始努力工作，不可能赶上了。

the livelong day

1. (literary) the whole length of the day 一整天

live to fight another day

1. (saying) used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue （虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要）改日再战，卷土重来

make somebody’s day

1. to make somebody feel very happy on a particular day 使某人一天非常快活
   • The phone call from Mike really made my day. 迈克打来电话，真让我高兴了一整天。
   Topics Feelingsc1

make a day/night of it

1. (informal) to make a particular activity that you enjoy last for a whole day/evening instead of only part of it 痛痛快快玩一整天
   • We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it. 我们去河边吃了顿野餐，度过了愉快的一天。
   • They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club. 他们打算痛痛快快地玩一晚上，就去了俱乐部。

night and day

(also day and night)

1. all the time; continuously 日日夜夜；夜以继日；连续不断
   • The machines are kept running night and day. 这些机器夜以继日地运转着。
   • The store is open day and night. 这家商店日夜营业。

a nine days’ wonder

1. a person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long 昙花一现；轰动一时的人（或事物）

not give somebody the time of day

1. to refuse to speak to somebody because you do not like or respect them 对某人厌弃不睬
   • Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day. 自从她的小说获得成功之后，曾经懒得答理她的人也跟她握起手来。

not have all day

1. to not have much time 时间不多了
   • Come on! We don't have all day! 快一点！我们的时间不多了！

of somebody’s day

1. during a particular period of time when somebody lived 某人生活的时代
   • the best player of his day 他那个时代最优秀的运动员
   • Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day. 贝西 · 史密斯是她那个时代的麦当娜。

of the day

1. of the present time （尤用于拿现在和过去比较）如今，而今
   • the political issues of the day 目前的政治问题。
2. that is served on a particular day in a restaurant （餐馆）当日特别供应
   • soup of the day 当日供应的汤

oh my days

1. used to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised, shocked or annoyed （吃惊或恼火时加强语气）我的天啊
   • Oh my days! Is that true? 我的天啊！那是真的吗？

one day

1. at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past 有朝一日；（过去）某一天
   • One day, I want to leave the city and move to the country. 有朝一日，我要离开城市搬到乡下去。
   • One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back. 一天，他带了个小提包走出家门，再也没有回来。

one of these days

1. before a long time has passed 不久；日内
   • One of these days you'll come back and ask me to forgive you. 你很快就会回来请求我原谅的。

one of those days

1. (informal) a day when there are a lot of mistakes and a lot of things go wrong 诸事不顺的日子；倒霉的日子
   • It's been one of those days! 这一天真倒霉！
   • It's been one of those days when everything's gone wrong. 那天真倒霉，一切都乱了套。

the order of the day

1. common, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion 常见的；流行的；适宜的
   • Pessimism seems to be the order of the day. 悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。

the other day/morning/evening/week

1. recently 那天，那天早上，那天晚上，那个星期（用于指说话前不久的日子）
   • I saw Jack the other day. 我前几天看到杰克了。
   • I was in your area the other week. 前几周我在你的地盘。
   • I woke up the other morning and just could not get myself out of bed. 我前几天早上醒来，就是起不来床。
   • I was watching TV the other evening, when… 前几天晚上我在看电视，当…

pass the time of day (with somebody)

1. to say hello to somebody and have a short conversation with them （与某人）寒暄，打招呼，闲谈一会儿

(as) plain as a pikestaff | (as) plain as day | (as) plain as the nose on your face

1. very obvious 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见

Rome wasn’t built in a day

1. (saying) used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and should not be rushed 罗马不是一天建成的；复杂的工作不会一蹴而就

your salad days

1. (old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life 年少不谙世事的岁月；涉世未深的青少年时代

save the day/situation

1. to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen 挽回败局；扭转局面
   • Salah's late goal saved the day for Liverpool. 萨拉赫最后的进球为利物浦挽回了局面。
   Topics Successc2

save, keep, etc. something for a rainy day

1. to save something, especially money, for a time when you will really need it 有备无患；未雨绸缪

some day

1. at an unknown time in the future 将来有一天；总有一天
   • Some day I'll be famous. 总有一天我会成名的。
   • I hope we meet again some day. 希望我们将来有一天再见面。

take it/things one day at a time

1. (informal) to not think about what will happen in the future 得过且过；做一天和尚撞一天钟；过一天算一天
   • I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time. 我不知道他还能不能好转，我们只有过一天算一天。

that’ll be the day

1. (informal, ironic) used when you are saying that something is very unlikely to happen 那样的事永远不可能；哪有那样的事
   • Paul? Apologize? That'll be the day! 保罗？道歉？那真是太阳从西边出来了！

these days

1. (informal) used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past （尤用于拿现在和过去比较）如今，而今
   • These days kids grow up so quickly. 如今孩子们成长得真快。

those were the days

1. (informal) used to suggest that a time in the past was happier or better than now （指过去）那才是好时光，那才是好年头

to the day

1. exactly 恰好；刚好；一天不差
   • It's been three years to the day since we met. 我们整整三年没见面了。

to this day

1. even now, when a lot of time has passed 直到如今；甚至现在
   • To this day, I still don't understand why he did it. 我直到今天仍然不明白他当时为什么那样做。