"redeye" in Chinese (Simplified)
红眼航班
Definition
“红眼航班”是指深夜出发、次日清晨到达的航班,因缺乏睡眠容易导致眼睛充血。偶尔也指因疲惫而红的眼睛。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于美式英语,专指深夜出发的航班;常出现在“take a redeye”一类短语中。与字面意思“红眼睛”区分开,后者在英语里用途较少。
Examples
We took the redeye to New York.
我们坐了去纽约的**红眼航班**。
I don't like flying on a redeye because I get so tired.
我不喜欢乘坐**红眼航班**,因为我很累。
The redeye arrives at six in the morning.
**红眼航班**早上六点到达。
He looked exhausted after his redeye last night.
他昨晚坐完**红眼航班**后看起来很累。
If you want to save money, try booking a redeye.
如果你想省钱,可以试试订**红眼航班**。
My eyes were so red after the redeye that I looked like a zombie.
坐完**红眼航班**后,我的眼睛红得像僵尸一样。