1. 子夜;午夜;半夜
Midnight is twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.
midnight是什么意思
e.g. It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment...
安妮回到寓所的时候早就过了午夜。
e.g. The entrance gates were locked at midnight.
大门午夜时上锁。
2. 半夜的;午夜的;子夜的
Midnight is used to describe something which happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night.
midnight是什么意思
e.g. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline...
想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
e.g. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister.
我和姐姐的确在半夜大吃了一顿。
3. 开夜车;挑灯夜战;工作(或读书)至深夜
If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
e.g. Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article.
克里斯为了写完文章挑灯夜战，现在已经睡着了。