nocturnal

英 [nɒkˈtɜːnl]

美 [nɑːkˈtɜːrnl]

adj.  夜间活动的; 夜间发生的

复数：nocturnals　

TOEFLGRE医学

Collins.1 / BNC.14227 / COCA.13312

牛津词典

adj.

• 夜间活动的
  active at night
• 夜间发生的
  happening during the night
  1. a nocturnal visit
     夜访

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 夜间发生的;夜间的
  Nocturnalmeans occurring at night.
  1. ...long nocturnal walks.
     远途夜路
  2. ...the immensity of the nocturnal sky.
     夜空的浩瀚
• ADJ (动物)夜间活动的，夜行性的
  Nocturnalcreatures are active mainly at night.
  1. When there is a full moon, this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.
     月圆之夜，这种夜间活动的啮齿类动物会小心地呆在地洞里不出来。

英英释义

adj

• belonging to or active during the night
  1. nocturnal animals are active at night
  2. nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day
• of or relating to or occurring in the night
  1. nocturnal darkness

双语例句

• Small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of North Africa and Asia.
  夜间活动后腿长、跳跃而行的小型啮齿动物；产于北非和亚洲的干旱地区。
• Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes.
  夜间活动的捕食鸟，有类鹰的喙和爪，大头并有前视的眼睛。
• Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween.
  蝙蝠、猫头鹰和其他夜间活动的动物也是万圣节的普遍标志。
• OBJECTIVE: To study the sensory integration function in children with primary nocturnal enuresis ( PNE).
  目的：探索儿童原发性夜间遗尿症（PNE）与感觉统合能力的关系。
• If you are doing a nocturnal study, do you want to stay up all night for a week?
  如果逆向进行夜行动物的行为研究，你能在一周中整夜的进行观察吗？
• Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs.
  温暖地区常见的夜间活动的甲虫，腹部有发冷光的器官。
• Any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail.
  沙漠中各种夜间活动的穴居小鼠，有颊囊、长的后退和尾巴。
• In addition acupuncture and auriculotherapy also have better treatment effect to nocturnal make water.
  此外针灸和耳针疗法对夜尿也有较好治疗作用。
• Psychic changes have been commonly observed, as well as daytime somnolence, nocturnal insomnia, and partial blindness.
  普遍观察的有精神变化，以及白天嗜睡，夜间失眠和部分失明。
• Nocturnal animals are active at night; nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day.
  夜行性动物是在夜间活动的；夜间植物有晚上开放、白天关闭的花朵。