"dead of night" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 深夜

Definition

夜裡最安靜、最黑暗的時刻，通常是大多數人都在睡覺的時候。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於文學或敘事情境，形容夜晚最寧靜、最黑暗的時刻。'in the dead of night' 形容祕密或神祕氛圍。

Examples

He left the house in the dead of night.

他在**深夜**離開了房子。

The city is very quiet in the dead of night.

城市在**深夜**非常安靜。

She woke up suddenly in the dead of night.

她在**深夜**突然醒來。

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

**深夜**有人敲門，把我嚇了一跳。

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

**深夜**停電了，我們只好在黑暗中找蠟燭。

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

他們在**深夜**完成了工作，為的是不被人發現。