| 釋義 |
三更半夜sān gēng bàn yèat midnight;in the middle (/dead) of the night; late into the night;the third watch at night
? 她經(jīng)常～，等孩子們睡著后，一個人伴著洋油燈做針線。(李六如《六十年的變遷》 Ⅰ—23) About midnight when the children had gone to sleep,she would sit by the oil-lamp doing some needlework，…/這會子打他幾下子沒要緊，明兒叫他們背地里嚼舌根，倒說～的打人了。(《紅樓夢》1307) If I were to give her a few whacks,they’d start accusing us behind our backs of beating people at midnight.
? 放著尸不挺，～嚎你娘的喪！ (《紅樓夢》1306) Is your mother dead that you’re wailing like this in the middle of the night?/如今聽姑娘這話，想來我們求她，她不好推辭，不知他在家里怎么～的做呢！(《紅樓夢》391)After what you’ve said,miss,I realize she couldn’t very well refuse but she probably has to work late into the night at home.
? 每日叫他出門討賒帳，討到～不來家…… (《儒林外史》254) I send him out every day to collect debts,and he often stays out till midnight.有事沒事，跑了來坐著，叫我們～的不得睡覺！(《紅樓夢》312)?She keeps coming here and sitting around for no reason,keeping us up till the third watch at night.
?…people who were always inventing excuses to come dropping in and who kept other people staying up half the night when they would like to be in bed. 三更半夜late at(/in the depth of)night |