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连夜
lián yè
Meaning
- through the night
Definition
当天晚上（就做某事），指在某个事件发生的当晚立即行动。
the same night; that very night; without delay.
Usage
用于强调动作的紧急性或及时性，通常与动词连用，表示在当晚就完成某事。
Used to emphasize the urgency or timeliness of an action, usually followed by a verb, indicating that something is done on that same night.
Examples
- 1 得知消息后，他连夜赶回了老家。（After learning the news, he rushed back to his hometown that very night.）
- 2 工厂连夜加班生产物资。（The factory worked overnight to produce supplies.）
- 3 为了完成项目，团队连夜开会讨论方案。（To complete the project, the team held a meeting that very night to discuss the plan.）
- 4 她连夜写完了报告，第二天交给了老板。（She finished the report overnight and submitted it to the boss the next day.）
- 5 暴雨导致山体滑坡，救援队连夜出发。（The heavy rain caused a landslide, and the rescue team set out that very night.）
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