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1. （一周中的）一日，一天
A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.

2. 昼;白天
Day is the time when it is light, or the time when you are up and doing things.

3. 时期;时代
You can refer to a particular period in history as a particular day or as particular days .

4. 日复一日;一天又一天
If something happens day after day, it happens every day without stopping.

5. 如今;在当代;在今天这个时代
In this day and age means in modern times.

6. 破旧;陈旧;状况不佳
If you say that something has seen better days, you mean that it is old and in poor condition.

7. 到此为止;结束
If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.

8. (在战斗、辩论或体育竞赛中）获胜，取胜
If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.

9. 已过全盛时期;风光不再;不再流行
If you say that something has had its day, you mean that the period during which it was most successful or popular has now passed.

10. 使…非常高兴
If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy.

11. 日日夜夜;夜以继日
If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.

12. 将来有一天;总有一天;有朝一日
One day or some day or one of these days means at some time in the future.

13. 几天前;前两天
If you say that something happened the other day, you mean that it happened a few days ago.

14. 挽回局面;扭转败局;转危为安;反败为胜
If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful.

15. 每天;天天;逐日
If something happens from day to day or day by day, it happens each day.

16. 正好;恰好;一天不差
If it is a month or a year to the day since a particular thing happened, it is exactly a month or a year since it happened.

17. 至今;直到现在
To this day means up until and including the present time.

18. 获胜/失败
If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.

19. (困难的任务)日常工作一部分的，常有的，难免的
If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult, because it is part of their job or because they often do it.

20. your day in court - see court
it's early days - see early
at the end of the day - see end
late in the day - see late
to the light of day - see light
someone's days are numbered - see number
the good old days - see old
to pass the time of day - see time

1. a period of opportunity

e.g. he deserves his day in court
every dog has his day

2. some point or period in time

e.g. it should arrive any day now
after that day she never trusted him again
those were the days
these days it is not unusual

3. the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)

e.g. my day began early this morning
it was a busy day on the stock exchange
she called it a day and went to bed

4. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

e.g. two days later they left
they put on two performances every day
there are 30,000 passengers per day

Synonym: twenty-four hourstwenty-four hour period24-hour intervalsolar daymean solar day

5. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance

e.g. Mother's Day

6. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

e.g. the dawn turned night into day
it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime

Synonym: daytimedaylight

7. the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

Synonym: sidereal day

8. the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

e.g. how long is a day on Jupiter?

9. an era of existence or influence

e.g. in the day of the dinosaurs
in the days of the Roman Empire
in the days of sailing ships
he was a successful pianist in his day