"creature of the night" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 夜行生物
• 夜间生物

Definition

“夜行生物”指的是在夜间活动的动物或生物，常用来形容神秘或超自然的生物如吸血鬼，有时也指喜欢夜晚活动的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常带有诗意、文学性或幽默色彩。常用于描述夜行的超自然生物或动物，也可以调侃夜猫子（爱熬夜的人）。比字面意思更常用作比喻。

Examples

The owl is a creature of the night.

猫头鹰是一种**夜行生物**。

Vampires are famous creatures of the night in legends.

吸血鬼是传说中著名的**夜行生物**。

My cat acts like a creature of the night, sleeping all day.

我的猫像**夜行生物**一样，白天都在睡觉。

He calls himself a creature of the night because he goes to bed at 4 a.m.

他自称是**夜行生物**，因为凌晨四点才睡觉。

Don't bother texting her before noon—she's a real creature of the night.

中午前别给她发消息——她真是个**夜行生物**。

At the party, all the creatures of the night finally came alive.

派对上，所有**夜行生物**终于都活跃起来了。