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深夜
shēn yè
Meaning
- very late at night
Definition
深夜指深夜时分，通常指晚上12点以后。
late at night, typically after midnight.
Usage
常用于描述时间很晚，或者深夜里发生的事情。
Often used to describe a very late time or events that happen in the dead of night.
Examples
- 1 他总是在深夜工作。 (He always works late at night.)
- 2 深夜的街道很安静。 (The streets are very quiet late at night.)
- 3 我们聊到深夜才睡觉。 (We talked until late at night before going to sleep.)
- 4 深夜食堂提供夜宵。 (The late-night diner offers midnight snacks.)
- 5 深夜突然下起了大雨。 (It suddenly rained heavily late at night.)
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