词典释义：
the natural light of the day
日光
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[as modifier]
the daylight hours .白天时间。
the first appearance of light in the morning; dawn
天明，晨曦；破晓
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I returned at daylight .我破晓时返回的。
〈喻〉 空隙，距离
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the growing daylight between himself and the leading jockey .他自己与领先的骑师之间越来越大的差距。
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［用 于强调某一行动的严重性或彻底性］ 知觉，神智
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my father beat the living daylights out of them .我父亲把他们打晕了。
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the living daylights out of do the specified thing to （someone） with great severity 对（某人）严厉（或猛烈）地做某事he beat the living daylights out of them . 他把他们打得灵魂出窍 -
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daylights meaning ‘eyes', hence ‘any vital organ’.］see daylight 1 gain public exposure or attention 面世；被曝光；引起注意old photographs that rarely see daylight. 难得公之于世的老照片 -
2 begin to understand what was previously puzzling or unclear 彻悟，弄明白，搞懂
