nocturnal

英[nɒk'tɜːnl] 美[nɑːk'tɜːrnl]
  • adj. 在夜间的;(指生物)夜间活动的
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Adjective:
  1. belonging to or active during the night;

    "nocturnal animals are active at night"
    "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day"

  2. of or relating to or occurring in the night;

    "nocturnal darkness"

1. The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。

来自《权威词典》

2. When there is a full moon, this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.
月圆之夜,这种夜间活动的啮齿类动物会小心地呆在地洞里不出来。

来自辞典例句

3. Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night.
夜行动物,如蝙蝠和猫头鹰只在夜里才出来.

来自辞典例句

4. The usual symptoms are dyspnea, and sometimes paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.
其常见症状是呼吸困难, 有时呈阵发性夜间呼吸困难.

来自辞典例句

5. I wander about the dread nocturnal countryside of this inhuman season.
在这无情的季节里,在这可怕的夜间,我在乡野徘徊.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Stars are a nocturnal sight.
      星星是夜间的景观。
    2. Ali was his principal attendant during this nocturnal survey.
      阿里陪着他作这次夜间视察。
    3. A nocturnal animal hunts its food at night.
      夜间活动的动物在夜间猎食。
    4. The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
      榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。