汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 半夜三更
bàn yè sān gēng
半夜三更
in the depth of night / late at night
One night is divided into five shifts, and the third shift is midnight / Refers to late night
深夜 夜深 夜深人静 深更半夜 三更半夜
青天白日 大天白日
深夜～的，别再大声说话了。
半 bàn 夜 yè 三 sān 更 gèng/gēng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

半夜三更召开了一次会议。

A meeting was called at the witching time of night.

半夜三更的打什么电话？

Late night house call...?

我出走那是半夜三更一片寂静。

I went out in the still of the night.

比如说第一次约会或是半夜三更还陪人在城里瞎逛，想跑路怎么办？以防万一嘛！

Heading out for a first date or night on the town and want an escape, just in case?

人们交头接耳，言之凿凿地说，半夜三更听见顶楼楼梯上有脚步声下来，还在宅子里四处巡游呢。

It was whisperingly asserted that footsteps, in the dead of night, HAD been heard descending the garret stairs, and patrolling the house.

我真的不认为这是个什么英名神武的决定，我们常常半夜三更飞来飞去，只是希望在飞机上能够舒舒服服，就像世界上其他人那样（意思就是希望穿宽宽大大的衣服，而不要深夜还着西装打领带）。

I really didn't think it was a big deal, guys coming in on a flight late at night. We want to be comfortable on a flight just like everybody else in the world when they fly.

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