- in the dead of night (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- in the dead of night
This phrase refers to a time very late at night when it is typically quiet and people are usually asleep, often used to describe a situation where something unusual or unexpected happens.
He went to the supermarket in the dead of night.
In the dead of night, there was suddenly a loud noise outside.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜in the dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜de的jìng mì静谧the tranquility of the dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜de的kuáng huān狂欢the revelry in the dead of nightzài在shēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜in the dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜chū mén出门to go out in the dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜de的mèng jìng梦境dreams in the dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜de的sī kǎo思考thoughts in the dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜de的mì mì秘密secrets at dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜bù不shuì睡staying up in the dead of nightshēn gēng bàn yè深更半夜de的diàn huà电话a call in the dead of night