tomorrow
tomorrow — adverb
1. during the day that follows the present one — used to indicate when something ha
during the day that follows the present one — used to indicate when something happens or is done, without a preposition such as 'on' or 'in'.
Mateo has a job interview tomorrow morning at the company headquarters.
time expression: tomorrow morning
The weather forecast says it will rain again tomorrow afternoon.
Can we finish this report today, or should we wait until tomorrow?
Kasia promised to pick up the camping equipment tomorrow after work.
We are celebrating my grandmother's eightieth birthday at the community center tomorrow.
- yesterday
refers to the day before the present day, opposite temporal direction
文法句型
tomorrow + time phrase (morning/afternoon/night)
verb phrase + tomorrow
用法筆記
In standard English, 'tomorrow' as an adverb does NOT take a preposition before it. Say 'I will see you tomorrow', NOT '~~I will see you on tomorrow~~'. This is different from many other time expressions (e.g., 'on Monday', 'in the morning').
常見錯誤
tomorrow — noun
1. the day that follows the present day, considered as a unit of time that can be p
the day that follows the present day, considered as a unit of time that can be planned for, referred to, or described.
The concert tickets are for tomorrow, so we need to collect them today.
preposition: for tomorrow
Selim checked the calendar and saw that tomorrow is a national holiday.
tomorrow as a noun subject
Yuna is really looking forward to tomorrow's picnic by the lake.
The package should arrive by tomorrow if we send it this morning.
We have been preparing all week for tomorrow's science fair presentation.
- the next day
more common in past-tense narration; 'the next day' replaces 'tomorrow' when the reference point is in the past
- yesterday
the day before the present day
文法句型
the + tomorrow (as subject/object)
tomorrow's + noun
by/until/for + tomorrow
用法筆記
As a noun, 'tomorrow' commonly appears in possessive form ('tomorrow's weather', 'tomorrow's schedule'). It can follow prepositions like 'by', 'until', 'for', and 'since'. The determiner 'the' is often optional: 'The meeting is (for) tomorrow.'
常見錯誤
2. a future time, especially one that people imagine, hope for, or work toward — of
a future time, especially one that people imagine, hope for, or work toward — often used in discussions of progress, social change, or long-term planning.
The young engineers are designing the transportation systems of tomorrow.
collocation: the [noun] of tomorrow
Adisa dreams of a tomorrow where solar energy powers every home.
conceptual tomorrow with vision phrase
Many students today will become the leaders of tomorrow.
The exhibition shows how people in the 1950s imagined the cities of tomorrow.
Naoko believes that tomorrow holds exciting possibilities for her community.
- the future
more general and neutral than 'tomorrow', which often carries a hopeful or visionary tone
- days to come
more literary and slightly formal
文法句型
the [noun] of tomorrow
tomorrow as a concept
用法筆記
This sense is more abstract and poetic than the basic day-after-today meaning. It appears frequently in motivational speeches, political rhetoric, and discussions about innovation. Unlike sense 1, it does not accept specific prepositions like 'by' or 'until' in a literal sense.