"dead of night" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 深夜

Definition

夜里最安静、最黑暗的时刻，通常是大多数人都在睡觉的时候。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于文学、叙述或描写紧张、神秘场景时，表达夜晚最黑暗安静的时刻。“in the dead of night”常用于表达悄悄发生的事件。

Examples

He left the house in the dead of night.

他在**深夜**离开了房子。

The city is very quiet in the dead of night.

城市在**深夜**非常安静。

She woke up suddenly in the dead of night.

她在**深夜**突然醒来。

Someone knocked on the door in the dead of night, and it scared me.

**深夜**有人敲门，把我吓了一跳。

The power went out in the dead of night, so we had to find candles in the dark.

**深夜**停电了，我们只能摸黑找蜡烛。

They finished the work in the dead of night to avoid being seen.

他们在**深夜**完成了工作，为的是不被人发现。