overnight學測 L4KK [ˈovɚˈnaɪt] ｜ /ˈoʊvɚˈnaɪt/
整夜；一整晚·整夜的；通宵的·一夕之間；突然地
旅遊、外送、新聞都用得到的百搭字
The team worked overnight, and by morning the whole plan had changed.
團隊通宵趕工，天亮時整個計畫已經改變。
一個畫面：闔眼到天亮
過夜從晚上待到隔天早上，指整段時間都在夜裡
通宵不打烊店家整夜開著，深夜也能上門
一夜巨變睡前和睡醒之間，狀態突然不同了
義項
過夜住宿B1adverb整夜；一整晚
We stayed overnight at my grandmother's house last weekend.
我們上週末在奶奶家過了一夜。
stay overnight
通宵營業A2adjective整夜的；通宵的
The store near my school stays open overnight.
我學校附近的商店整夜營業。
overnight deliveryovernight stay
一夕爆紅B1adverb一夕之間；突然地
Her old song became famous overnight.
她的舊歌一夕之間變得有名。
overnight success
片語
stay overnight留宿一晚 →在外面過一夜
overnight stay旅館住一晚 →在某處住一晚
overnight delivery隔天送達 →當天寄隔天到的服務
overnight success一夕爆紅 →突然間變得成功
你會不會這樣說？
The store stays open ___ at night. (overnight / over night)
看答案
overnight
overnight 是一個字，指整夜；over night 分開寫是錯誤拼法。
「Her old song became famous overnight.」這裡的 overnight 最接近哪個意思？(A) 整夜 (B) 通宵營業 (C) 突然間
看答案
(C)
此句描述事情發生得很快，對應「一夕之間；突然地」的意思。
順路看看
overcome — over- 開頭，指跨越困難overlook — over- 開頭，指看漏或俯瞰多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
外地出差
The technicians stayed overnight in Taichung before visiting the factory the next morning.
技術人員在臺中過夜，隔天早上再前往工廠。
工作流程導入
The new workflow did not become familiar to everyone overnight.
大家並非一夕之間就熟悉了新的工作流程。
詞族
night noun 夜晚（overnight 的構詞基礎）・overnight adverb / adjective 過夜；一夕之間／整夜的
四選一
Because the workshop spans two days, an ____ stay has been arranged for the visiting trainer.
看答案
overnight
an overnight stay 表示過夜住宿，overnight 以母音音素開頭，與 an 搭配正確。night、nightly 和 nights 都以 /n/ 開頭，不能接在 an 後；nightly 另表示每晚的，nights 則是複數名詞。四個選項代入完整句子後，只有 overnight 成立。
同義改寫
The technicians stayed overnight in Taichung before visiting the factory the next morning. → The technicians spent the night in Taichung before visiting the factory the next morning.
stayed overnight 與 spent the night 在此都表示在臺中過了一夜，並保留隔天早上參訪工廠的順序。
The new workflow did not become familiar to everyone overnight. → The new workflow did not become familiar to everyone in a very short time.
此處 overnight 是比喻用法，表示極短時間內；改寫保留大家並未迅速熟悉流程的意思。