mid-afternoon

mid-afternoon — 名詞

1. the time roughly in the middle of the afternoon, usually between about two and f

1.名詞B1
釋義

午後中段

下午兩點到四點左右的時段

the time roughly in the middle of the afternoon, usually between about two and four o'clock

例句

Saira has a dentist appointment in the mid‑afternoon, so she left work early.

Saira 在下午中段約了牙醫，所以她提早下班了。

preposition: in the mid‑afternoon

By mid‑afternoon, the temperature in Bilal's garden had reached thirty‑eight degrees.

到了午後中段，Bilal 的花園氣溫已達三十八度。

adverbial use: by mid‑afternoon

同義詞
  • afternoon

    the broader period from noon to evening; less specific than mid‑afternoon

文法句型

in the mid-afternoon

by mid-afternoon

用法筆記

Often used with the preposition 'in' to describe when something happens ('in the mid‑afternoon'), or with 'by' to describe the time by which something is completed ('by mid‑afternoon').

常見錯誤

❌We met in mid‑afternoon at the cafe.
✅We met in the mid‑afternoon at the cafe.
💡'mid‑afternoon' typically takes the definite article 'the' after 'in'.