daytime
noun [ U ] uk/ˈdeɪ.taɪm/ us/ˈdeɪ.taɪm/
B2 白天;白昼
the period between the time when the sun rises and the time it goes down, or the part of the day that is neither evening nor night
I tend to sleep in/during the daytime and study at night. 我往往白天睡觉，晚上学习。
a regular daytime job 有规律的白天上班的工作
a daytime phone number 日间电话号码
daytime television 白天的电视节目
See also: day
Compare: nighttime
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- The heat is much worse in the daytime.
- Our cat likes to sleep in the daytime and go out at night.
- Can you give us a phone number for contacting you during the daytime, please?
- It's so dark and gloomy today it hardly seems like daytime at all, does it?
- I'd prefer a flight that leaves in the daytime, as I'll have young children with me.