all-nighter
all-nighter — 名詞
1. a time when a person stays awake all night in order to study or finish work, esp
熬夜讀書
徹夜準備考試或趕作業
a time when a person stays awake all night in order to study or finish work, especially before an important exam or project deadline.
For the chemistry final, Theo pulled an all-nighter and drank coffee to stay awake.
為了化學期末考，Theo 熬夜讀書，喝咖啡來保持清醒。
collocation: pull + an all-nighter
Hana regretted her all-nighter after feeling too tired to concentrate during the biology exam.
Hana 很後悔熬夜讀書，因為生物考試時她太累了，無法專心答題。
possessive: her + all-nighter
The library was full of students pulling all-nighters during the last week of final exams.
期末考最後一週，圖書館裡到處都是熬夜讀書的學生。
Wei promised himself he would never pull another all-nighter after falling asleep during his presentation.
Wei 跟自己發誓再也不開夜車了，因為他在口頭報告時睡著了。
After three all-nighters in a row, Zara was too exhausted to read the questions clearly.
連續熬了三個晚上之後，Zara 累得連題目都看不清楚了。
- cramming
emphasises last-minute studying but does not specify the time of day
- burning the midnight oil
more formal and old-fashioned idiom for working late into the night
- early night
going to bed early, the opposite of staying up all night
文法句型
pull + a/an + all-nighter
用法筆記
By far the most common use of this word. Almost always appears in informal student contexts. The verb pull is the standard collocation — say pull an all-nighter, not make or do an all-nighter.
常見錯誤
2. a social event or activity, such as a party, a film show, or a video game sessio
通宵活動
持續一整夜的社交活動
a social event or activity, such as a party, a film show, or a video game session, that continues through the whole night until the next morning.
Mei-Lin and her friends planned an all-nighter at the beach with music, dancing, and barbecue.
Mei-Lin 和朋友們計劃了一場在海灘舉行的通宵活動，有音樂、跳舞和烤肉。
The cinema was running a horror-film all-nighter that started at midnight and ended at sunrise.
那家電影院舉辦了一場恐怖片通宵場，從午夜放映到日出。
compound modifier: horror-film all-nighter
Javier and his roommates held a board-game all-nighter in the common room until dawn.
Javier 和室友們在交誼廳舉辦了一場桌遊通宵活動，玩到天亮。
The festival organisers put on a music all-nighter with six bands playing through the night.
音樂節的主辦單位安排了一場通宵音樂會，由六個樂團徹夜演出。
During the summer holidays, the group often had gaming all-nighters at Kenji's house.
暑假期間，那群朋友常在 Kenji 家舉辦電玩通宵聚會。
文法句型
a/an [adjective] all-nighter
用法筆記
Commonly modified by a theme or activity (e.g., horror-film all-nighter, gaming all-nighter) to specify the type of event.