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| Memorial Day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (US public holiday in May) (美国) | 阵亡战士纪念日
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì |
| | Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day. |
| modern-day adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (contemporary, current) | 当代的
dāng dài de |
| | | 当今的
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| | Modern-day doctors would wince at some of the medieval world's medical practices. |
Mother's Day,
also UK: Mothering Sunday nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (celebration for mothers) | 母亲节
mǔ qīn jié |
| | What date is Mother's Day this year? |
| New Year's Day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (1st January) | 元旦
yuán dàn |
| | | 新年
xīn nián |
| | New Year's Day is often celebrated watching the Pasadena Rose Parade followed by football games. |
| next day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (on the following day) (非正式用语) | 次日，第二天
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| | Next day he turned up on my doorstep with a big bunch of roses. |
| night and day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (all the time, constantly) | 日夜
rì yè |
| | | 夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì |
| | We worked night and day to meet the deadline. I have been working night and day to get this project finished on time. |
| one day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (someday: an unspecified day in the future) (指未来) | 哪一天，某一天，总有一天
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| | One day I hope to travel to South America. |
| one day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (at a point in the future) | 有一天，总有一天
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| | (书面) | 有朝一日
yǒu zhāo yí rì |
| | One day I'll be rich. |
| one day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (an unspecified day in the past) (指过去) | 某一天，有一天
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| | There was one day last winter when it snowed heavily. |
| one day at a time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (not worry about the future) | 把握每一天，过好每一天
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| | Jasmine told her daughter not to worry too much, and to live one day at a time. |
| order of the day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (meeting agenda) (本义) | 会议议程
huì yì yì chéng |
| | The order of the day always starts with the flag salute at our school. |
| order of the day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (characteristic or predominant) (比喻) | 风尚
fēng shàng |
| | Pessimism seems to be the order of the day round here. |
| pancake day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (Christian calendar: Shrove Tuesday) | 薄饼节
báo bǐng jié |
| | Don't forget it's pancake day tomorrow. |
| plain as day adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (obvious) | 一清二楚
yì qīng èr chǔ |
| | After that fall, the bumps on his head were plain as day. |
| polling day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (date of election voting) | 选举日
xuǎn jǔ rì |
| | | 投票日
tóu piào rì |
| | Polling day is traditionally a Thursday for UK general elections. |
| Poppy Day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, informal (Remembrance Day) (纪念世界大战烈士的) | 阵亡将士纪念日
zhèn wáng jiàng shì jì niàn rì |
| | On Poppy Day, we remember the soldiers who died in the two World Wars. |
| the present day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (modern age) | 当代
dāng dài |
| | | 现代
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| | The historian was only interested in the past and not at all in tune with the present day. |
| present-day n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (of, in the modern age) | 当代的
dāng dài de |
| | | 现代的
xiàn dài de |
| | | 当今的
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| | Present-day medicine uses a lot of sophisticated equipment. |
| rainy day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day when it is raining) | 雨天
yǔ tiān |
| | When I go out on a rainy day I take my umbrella. |
| Remembrance Day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day commemorating Armistice) | 阵亡将士纪念日
zhèn wáng jiàng shì jì niàn rì |
| | On Remembrance Day, we pay tribute to all those who have fallen in battle. |
| Sabbath day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (religion: weekly day of rest) | 安息日
ān xī rì |
| | Sunday is the Christian sabbath day. |
| save the day v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (solve a problem for [sb]) | 转危为安
zhuǎn wēi wéi ān |
| | | 化险为夷
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| | Tim saved the day by lending us his car when ours was being repaired. |
| school day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (daily hours when school takes place) | 学校上课的时间
xué xiào shàng kè de shí jiān |
| | The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:15 p.m. |
| school day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day on which school takes place) | 上课的日子
shàng kè de rì zi |
| | I can go to the movies on the weekends and holidays but not on school days. |
| see the light of day v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (come into being) | 开始存在
kāi shǐ cún zài |
| | | 问世
wèn shì |
| | Your plan is so bad it will never see the light of day. |
| seize the day interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (make the most of the present moment) | 珍惜今天
zhēn xī jīn tiān |
| | | 抓住当下
zhuā zhù dāng xià |
| | | 只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng cháo xī |
| | 'Seize the day' is a translation of the Latin "Carpe diem". My dad was always telling me 'Seize the day – you won't be young forever!' |
| solar day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (24-hour period) (天文学：表示24小时的时间单位) | 太阳日
tài yáng rì |
| some day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on an unspecified date in the future) | 将来有一天
jiāng lái yǒu yì tiān |
| | | 总有一天
zǒng yǒu yì tiān |
summer day,
summer's day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (warm day in summer) | 夏日
xià rì |
| | | 夏天
xià tiān |
| Thanksgiving Day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (November feast day in US) | 感恩节
gǎn ēn jié |
| that day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on a specified day in the past) | 过去那一天
guò qù nà yì tiān |
| | I fell in love that day. |
| that day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on a specified day in the future) | 未来某一天
wèi lái mǒu yì tiān |
| | That day will be the happiest of my life. |
| the day after nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (next day, following day) | 一天后
yì tiān hòu |
| | | 第二天
dì èr tiān |
| | We can stay out as late as we like on my birthday; the day after is a Sunday. |
| the day after tomorrow advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (2 days from now) | 后天
hòu tiān |
| | Don't worry, the meeting isn't until the day after tomorrow. |
| the day before nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a day earlier, the previous day) | 前一天
qián yì tiān |
| the day before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a day earlier, on the previous day) | 前一天
qián yì tiān |
| the day before yesterday nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (two days ago) | 前天
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| | The day before yesterday was my birthday. |
| the day before yesterday advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (two days ago) | 前天
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| | I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday. |
| the next day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (the day after) | 第二天
dì èr tiān |
| | I enjoyed the film so much that I went back to the cinema the next day and watched it again. |
| the other day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (several days ago) | 有一天
yǒu yì tiān |
| | The other day we went snowboarding and we had a great time. We're still good friends. Just the other day we met for coffee. |
| this day and age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (modern times) (非正式用语) | 当今，现今
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| | It's hard being overweight in this day and age. |
| to this day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (even now) | 直到今日
zhí dào jīn rì |
| | To this day we still don't know what happened. |
Valentine's Day,
Saint Valentine's Day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (14th February: lovers' celebration) | 情人节
qíng rén jié |
| | What did you and your partner do for Valentine's day? |
Veterans Day,
Veterans' Day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (11th November: US war remembrance day) | 退伍军人节
tuì wǔ jūn rén jié |
| | Veterans Day honors all U.S. Veterans. |
| wedding day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day of a marriage ceremony) | 婚礼举办日
hūn lǐ jǔ bàn rì |
| | Ever since she was a little girl, she had dreamed of and planned for her wedding day. |
| win the day v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (triumph) | 战胜
zhàn shèng |
| | | 打胜
dǎ shèng |
| | Honesty wins the day in business dealings. It was Nelson who won the day at the Battle of Trafalgar. |
winter day,
winter's day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day in winter) | 冬日
dōng rì |
| | We got married on a cold but sunny winter's day. |
working day,
work day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (daytime hours occupied by work) | 工作的日子
gōng zuò de rì zi |
| | | 工作日
gōng zuò rì |
| | A standard work day is about eight hours long. |
| working day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day normally worked) | 工作日
gōng zuò rì |
| | Orders will be dispatched within two working days. |