tomorrow
tomorrow — 副詞
1. during the day that follows the present one — used to indicate when something ha
明天
今天之後的那一天
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.
Mateo 明天早上在總公司有一場工作面試。
time expression: tomorrow morning
The weather forecast says it will rain again tomorrow afternoon.
天氣預報說明天下午又會下雨。
Can we finish this report today, or should we wait until tomorrow?
我們今天能完成這份報告，還是該等到明天？
contrast between today and tomorrow
Kasia promised to pick up the camping equipment tomorrow after work.
Kasia 答應明天下班後去拿露營裝備。
promise about future action
We are celebrating my grandmother's eightieth birthday at the community center tomorrow.
我們明天要在社區活動中心慶祝奶奶的八十歲生日。
adverb at end of clause: verb phrase + tomorrow
- tomorrow morning
- tomorrow afternoon
- tomorrow evening
- tomorrow night
- until 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
jam tomorrow
idiomPromises of future benefits that are unlikely to be delivered.
空頭支票
Min was tired of hearing about jam tomorrow from her boss.
Why do politicians always offer jam tomorrow instead of real solutions?
tomorrow — 名詞
- tomorrowsingular
- tomorrowsplural
1. the day that follows the present day, considered as a unit of time that can be p
明天；明日
今天的後一天
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.
演唱會的門票是明天的，所以我們今天得去取票。
preposition: for tomorrow
Selim checked the calendar and saw that tomorrow is a national holiday.
Selim 查看日曆，發現明天是國定假日。
tomorrow as a noun subject
Yuna is really looking forward to tomorrow's picnic by the lake.
Yuna 非常期待明天在湖邊的野餐。
possessive: tomorrow's [event]
The package should arrive by tomorrow if we send it this morning.
如果我們今天早上寄出，包裹應該明天前會到。
preposition: by tomorrow (deadline)
We have been preparing all week for tomorrow's science fair presentation.
我們整個星期都在為明天的科展報告做準備。
- tomorrow's weather
- tomorrow's meeting
- tomorrow's schedule
- by tomorrow
- until tomorrow
- for tomorrow
- tomorrow's event
- 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
未來
今後的時間或前景
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.
年輕的工程師正在設計未來的交通系統。
collocation: the [noun] of tomorrow
Adisa dreams of a tomorrow where solar energy powers every home.
Adisa 夢想著一個太陽能為每個家庭供電的未來。
conceptual tomorrow with vision phrase
Many students today will become the leaders of tomorrow.
今天許多的學生將成為未來的領導者。
collocation: leaders of tomorrow
The exhibition shows how people in the 1950s imagined the cities of tomorrow.
這個展覽展示了 1950 年代的人們如何想像未來的城市。
Naoko believes that tomorrow holds exciting possibilities for her community.
Naoko 相信未來為她的社區帶來了令人興奮的可能性。
personification: tomorrow holds...
- the world of tomorrow
- the leaders of tomorrow
- the [something] of tomorrow
- a better tomorrow
- tomorrow's generation
- 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.
常見錯誤
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- morrow名詞C2