noon
n [sing]
(fml 文) (used without a or the 不用冠词a或the) 12 o'clock in the middle of the day; midday 正午; 中午
They arrived at noon. 他们是中午到的.
My lecture's at twelve noon. 我的课在中午十二点.
She stayed until noon. 她呆到中午才走.
He has been working since noon. 他从中午就开始工作了.
[attrib 作定语]
the noon bell, ie bell rung at noon 正午的钟声.
🎯 考研助记
no-on是对称结构, 中午是上午、下午的对称轴。
🔁 扩展释义
*[nu:n]n. 正午, 中午, 全盛期相关词组: at high noon at the noon of one's life as clear as noon
The moment he reached the country, he started his search.
他一到达冈比亚,就开始探寻工作。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。