night前面如果直接加介词的话,应该用at,构成at night短语,汉语意为“在晚上,在夜晚,在傍晚,晚间”。如果night前面要想使用in 的话,不能直接用in night,这是错误的用法,应该在in和night中间加上定冠词the。
1. Two men were helping police with their inquiries at Salisbury lastnight.
两名男子昨天夜里在索尔兹伯里接受了警方盘问。
2. That was the first time Elliot stayed out allnight.
那是埃利奥特第一次彻夜未归。
3. Lastnighthe was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。
night前面用介词at或in,构成短语at night、in the night,意思是在晚上。
at night
在晚间;在夜里;晚间;晚上;
in the night
在晚上;在夜里;在夜晚;在夜间;
In the night all cats are grey.夜里猫都呈灰色。
A shot rang out in the night.半夜响起一声枪声。
I was sick three times in the night.我夜里呕吐了3次。
I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。
He dared not go there at night.晚上他不敢到那里去。
It was late at night,and all was quiet in the village.夜深了,村子里沉静下来。