night-long
night-long — 形容詞
1. continuing from the evening until the morning without a break, used before a nou
通宵的
從晚上持續整夜到天亮的
continuing from the evening until the morning without a break, used before a noun that names an activity, event, or condition
After the earthquake, Reema joined a night-long vigil outside the hospital.
地震過後，Reema 在醫院外參加了通宵的守夜活動。
night-long + event noun (vigil)
Ezra finally finished the report after a night-long writing session.
Ezra 經過一整夜的寫作之後，終於完成了那份報告。
Heavy snow caused a night-long delay at Élise's small regional airport.
大雪造成 Élise 那座小型區域機場通宵的延誤。
Volunteers held a night-long search for the missing fishing boat off the coast.
志工為了那艘失蹤的漁船，在外海進行徹夜的搜救。
The musicians from Joaquín's village finished their night-long festival just before sunrise.
Joaquín 村裡的樂手把通宵的慶典一路演奏到天剛亮。
- all-night
more common and slightly less formal; works in the same attributive position (an all-night vigil)
- overnight
broader; can describe a stay or process that simply takes place during the night, not always continuous throughout it
- nocturnal
scientific or literary; describes things active at night rather than events lasting the whole night
文法句型
night-long + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before the noun it modifies (attributive); rarely placed after a linking verb such as 'be'. Typical head nouns name events, sessions, or conditions that occupy the whole night: vigil, party, search, delay, debate, journey.
常見錯誤
night-long — 副詞
1. continuously from evening until morning, used after a verb to say that an action
通宵地
整晚不間斷地進行某動作
continuously from evening until morning, used after a verb to say that an action goes on for the entire night
The bells of the old church rang night-long during the festival of lights.
燈節期間，那座古老教堂的鐘聲徹夜不停地響著。
verb (rang) + night-long for full-night duration
Adaeze read night-long, finishing the novel just as the sun rose.
Adaeze 通宵讀書，剛好在太陽升起時看完那本小說。
Outside Daichi's window, the rain fell night-long across the rice fields.
Daichi 窗外的雨整夜不停地下在那片稻田上。
Soldiers in the watchtower stood guard night-long along the northern wall.
守望塔裡的士兵沿著北方城牆通宵值勤。
- all night
ordinary everyday adverb phrase for the same meaning; preferred in speech
- all night long
emphatic spoken version; common in songs and informal narrative
- throughout the night
neutral and formal; common in news writing
- briefly
for only a short time
文法句型
verb + night-long
用法筆記
Far less common than the adjective form. Appears mainly in literary or historical writing, often with verbs of sound, watching, weather, or waiting. In ordinary speech a Taiwanese learner is more likely to hear 'all night' or 'all night long'.