daylight
noun
ˈdeɪlaɪt noun
1 the light produced by the sun during the day 日光
in daylight
They’re shy animals and don’t often come out in daylight.
它们是胆小的动物，白天不常出来。
The park is open to the public during daylight hours .
公园白天对公众开放。
If possible, it’s better to work in natural daylight.
如果条件允许的话，最好在自然日光下工作。
2
(put) daylight between yourself and sb
if you put daylight between yourself and someone else, you make the distance or difference between you larger [非正式] 拉大自己与某人的差距 informal
Now the team need to put some daylight between themselves and their rivals for the championship.
为了争取冠军，现在球队需要拉大自己和对手的差距。
3
scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of sb
to frighten someone a lot [非正式] 吓得某人魂飞魄散 informal
It scared the living daylights out of me when the flames shot out.
火焰向外喷射的时候吓得我魂飞魄散。
4
beat/knock the (living) daylights out of sb
to hit someone a lot and seriously hurt them [非正式] 狠揍某人致重伤 informal
5
daylight robbery
a situation in which something costs you a lot more than is reasonable [英，非正式] 明目张胆地索取高价，光天化日之下敲竹杠 BrE informal
£2.50 for a cup of coffee? It’s daylight robbery!
一杯咖啡要 2.5 英镑？ 这简直是白日抢劫！