midnight

名词 midnight:

1. 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

1. We stayed up yarning until midnight.
   我们讲故事一直讲到半夜才睡。
2. It's, close on midnight.
   已近午夜了。
3. The train wrecked at midnight.
   这列火车半夜出轨了。
4. It is midnight and we are now closing down.
   时间已到午夜，本台现在停止广播。
5. The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.
   投票结果要到半夜才能知道。
6. Last night my parents waited up for me till midnight.
   昨天我父母一直等我到午夜。
7. At midnight you'll hear the clock strike twelve.
   午夜时你会听到钟打12点。
8. That shop closed at midnight.
   那家商店营业到午夜十二点。

mid.night

n.（名词）
The middle of the night, specifically 2 o`clock at night.
子夜，午夜：半夜，确切指夜里2点钟

Intense darkness or gloom.
漆黑：极度的黑暗或阴暗
A period of darkness and gloom.
一段黑暗阴暗的时间
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
子夜的，午夜的：常用来修饰名词：
例句：
a midnight swim; a midnight meeting.
午夜游泳；午夜的会面