daylight

daylight
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the natural light of the day
    日光
    [as modifier]the daylight hours.
    白天时间。
    ■the first appearance of light in the morning; dawn
    天明,晨曦;破晓
    I returned at daylight.
    我破晓时返回的。
    ■(figurative)visible distance between one person or thing and another
    (喻)空隙,距离
    the growing daylight between himself and the leading jockey.
    他自己与领先的骑师之间越来越大的差距。
  2. (daylights)used to emphasize the severity or thoroughness of an action
    [用于强调某一行动的严重性或彻底性]知觉,神智
    my father beat the living daylights out of them.
    我父亲把他们打晕了。
常用词组
see daylight
  1. begin to understand what was previously puzzling or unclear
    弄明白,搞懂
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