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daylight Show phonetics
noun [U]
(the period when there is) natural light from the sun:
The colours look much better in daylight.

daylight-saving time

n. (Abbr. DST)

Time during which clocks are set one hour or more ahead of standard time to provide more daylight at the end of the working day during late spring, summer, and early fall.

英國的日曆上，在十月二十六日這天，寫著，「英國夏令時間結束日」--回到格林威治冬令時間了。26日凌晨開始，每個人都得記住把時鐘往後撥一小時。夏天時候，英國人向時間借貸來的一個小時，以便可以每天早點開始，享受夏日陽光的時期結束了。