overnight
overnight — 形容詞
1. planned for one night, or happening between evening and morning.
夜間；過夜
在夜裡進行或供住一晚
planned for one night, or happening between evening and morning.
We booked an overnight train from Taipei to Tainan.
我們訂了從台北到台南的夜間火車。
collocation: overnight train / bus / flight
The clinic offers overnight care after minor surgery.
這家診所在小手術後提供過夜照護。
An overnight guest slept in the small room upstairs.
那位留宿的客人睡在樓上的小房間裡。
Snow closed the mountain road during the overnight storm.
夜間暴風雪期間，大雪封住了山路。
- nighttime
focuses on the part of the day, not always a one-night stay
- night-long
emphasizes lasting through the whole night
- all-night
stronger than overnight and usually means continuing until morning
- daytime
happening during the day instead of at night
用法筆記
Often used before nouns like train, bag, guest, or care. Distinguish from adjective/2 RAPID CHANGE, which is about speed of change rather than time at night.
常見錯誤
2. appearing or changing in a very short time, with no warning.
一夕之間
短時間內突然出現或改變
appearing or changing in a very short time, with no warning.
The singer became an overnight star after one TV interview.
那位歌手在一次電視訪談後一夕成名。
collocation: overnight success / star
Overnight popularity brought the app more users than expected.
這個 app 的一夕爆紅，帶來了比預期更多的使用者。
The town saw an overnight rise in hotel prices.
那個小鎮的旅館房價一夕上漲。
Mina's overnight fame made school life suddenly difficult.
Mina 的一夕成名讓校園生活突然變得困難。
- gradual
describes change that happens step by step
用法筆記
Most often comes before nouns such as success, fame, popularity, or rise. Distinguish from adverb/2 VERY QUICKLY: this adjective modifies a noun, while the adverb modifies the whole event.
overnight — 動詞
1. to spend one night in a place instead of leaving the same day.
過夜
在某地住一晚再走
to spend one night in a place instead of leaving the same day.
We overnighted at a farm near Sun Moon Lake.
我們在日月潭附近的一間農舍過夜。
pattern: overnight somewhere
Because the bridge closed, forty drivers overnighted in town.
因為橋封閉了，四十名駕駛在鎮上過夜。
The hikers overnighted in a temple after the heavy rain.
大雨過後，那群健行者在一間寺廟裡過夜。
Our group overnighted before catching the early ferry.
我們一行人在搭早班渡輪前先過夜。
- stay
much broader and not limited to one night
- sleep over
more informal and often used for staying at someone's home
- lodge
more formal and often used in travel contexts
- leave
go away the same day instead of staying the night
文法句型
overnight + place phrase
用法筆記
Usually followed by a place phrase, often with at, in, or with. Unlike adverb/1 THROUGH THE NIGHT, this sense is the main verb of the sentence.
常見錯誤
2. to send something by a service that brings it on the following day.
隔日寄送
用隔天送達服務寄出
to send something by a service that brings it on the following day.
The shop overnighted the passport to our hotel.
那家店把護照隔日寄到我們住的飯店。
pattern: overnight + object + to place
Mina overnighted the contract before the Friday deadline.
Mina 在週五截止前把合約隔日寄出。
The nurse overnighted the test kit to the lab.
那位護士把檢測盒隔日寄到實驗室。
Can you overnight these keys to Marcus in Osaka?
你可以把這些鑰匙隔日寄給在大阪的 Marcus 嗎？
- hold
keep the item instead of sending it out
文法句型
overnight + object
overnight + object + to + person/place
用法筆記
The object is usually a package, document, key, or test item. Speakers often add the destination with to when they want to show where the item should arrive.
常見錯誤
overnight — 副詞
1. through the night, or for a night's stay.
整夜；過夜
整個夜晚都在進行或停留一晚
through the night, or for a night's stay.
We stayed overnight at my aunt's apartment in Kaohsiung.
我們在高雄阿姨的公寓過夜。
pattern: stay overnight
The dough rose overnight on the kitchen table.
那團麵團在廚房桌上放了一整夜後發起來了。
Several nurses worked overnight after the bus crash.
公車事故後，有幾位護士整夜工作。
Please soak the beans overnight before cooking them.
煮之前，請把豆子泡一整夜。
- all night
focuses only on the whole night, not a one-night stay
- through the night
close in meaning, often slightly more formal
- for the night
often used when someone stays somewhere until morning
- by day
during daytime rather than at night
用法筆記
Common after stay, work, travel, rise, and soak. Distinguish from adjective/1 FOR THE NIGHT: this sense tells when or how long an action happens, not what kind of noun something is.
常見錯誤
2. in an extremely short time or at surprising speed.
轉眼間
短時間內迅速發生
in an extremely short time or at surprising speed.
The small bakery became popular overnight after the food video.
那間小麵包店在美食影片後轉眼間就紅了。
collocation: become popular overnight
House prices in the village did not rise overnight.
村裡的房價不是轉眼間就漲起來的。
The empty corner lot became a busy car park overnight.
那塊空角地轉眼間就變成了熱鬧的停車場。
The team built an online store almost overnight.
那個團隊幾乎在轉眼間就做出了一個網路商店。
- gradually
over a longer period rather than in a short burst
用法筆記
Often used with become, change, rise, improve, or return, especially in negative statements such as not happen overnight. It suggests unusual speed or an unrealistic hope for speed.
常見錯誤
overnight — 名詞
1. a stay of one night away from home.
住一晚
在外住一晚的停留
a stay of one night away from home.
The hotel package includes breakfast and one overnight.
這個飯店方案包含早餐和一晚住宿。
countable noun: one overnight
After one overnight in Hualien, we drove south.
在花蓮住了一晚後，我們就往南開。
The trip needs two overnights before the final meeting.
這趟行程在最後會議前需要住兩晚。
Our budget covers meals, tickets, and one overnight.
我們的預算包含餐費、票費和一晚住宿費。
- stay
much broader and not limited to one night
- stopover
often used for a break in a journey, especially with travel
- night stop
less common but clear in travel planning
- day trip
a visit that ends without staying the night
文法句型
one/two + overnight
用法筆記
Usually countable after one, two, or another. It often appears in travel or business planning rather than in everyday conversation.