习语主题: 动物

a night owl

/ə ˌnaɪt ˈaʊl/INFORMAL · B2

中文对应完全对应

夜猫子

含义

someone who prefers staying awake and active late

喜欢熬夜的人.

例句

1My sister is a night owl who often starts baking after midnight.
2Living with a night owl is tricky when you want quiet evenings and early bedtimes.
3As a night owl, I prefer the midnight screening; morning films leave me yawning.
4Mum calls me a night owl because I happily read until three and hate getting up early.
5He's always been a night owl, choosing late shifts because he feels most alert after sunset.

语法

可数：a night owl，复数 night owls。即使在复数形式中，night 也保持单数。

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