"nighthawk" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 夜鷹
• 夜貓子（夜間活動的人）

Definition

“nighthawk”指夜間活動、以昆蟲為食的一種鳥。非正式用法上，也可以指經常熬夜或夜間活躍的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英文中'nighthawk'既可指夜鷹這種鳥，也可作為俚語形容晚上活躍的人，但比'night owl'少見，多用於文學或創意語境。

Examples

The nighthawk flies around at dusk looking for insects.

**夜鷹**在黃昏時分飛翔，尋找昆蟲為食。

A nighthawk has large eyes to see in the dark.

**夜鷹**有大眼睛，可以在黑暗中看清東西。

Tom is a real nighthawk; he always stays up late.

湯姆真是一個**夜貓子**，總是熬夜到很晚。

I saw a nighthawk swooping low in the summer twilight.

我在夏日黃昏看到**夜鷹**低飛。

My roommate's a total nighthawk—he eats dinner at midnight and works until dawn.

我的室友是個**夜貓子**，半夜喫飯，一直工作到天亮。

If you're a nighthawk, a 9 a.m. meeting is torture.

如果你是**夜貓子**，早上九點的會議簡直就是折磨。