一、指代不同
1、at night:在夜里。
2、in the night:晚上。
二、侧重点不同
1、at night:通常表泛指,不确定那个夜晚。
2、in the night:通常表特指,就是语言中描述的那个夜晚。
at night
1、His habit of playing loud music at night didn't endear him to the neighbors.
他习惯在晚上高声播放音乐,这使得邻居们都很讨厌他。
2、At night they are lit up by multi-coloured lasers and lanterns.
夜晚,人们用色彩斑斓的激光和灯笼将它们点亮。
3、At night these streets are brilliant with a pearly radiance of electricity
夜里,珍珠般的电灯把这些街道照得一片辉煌。
in the night
1、She had a reading lamp in case she woke up in the night and was frightened.
难以置信的是她有床头灯,以防她半夜醒来觉得害怕。
2、Once in the night I woke and heard the wind blowing.
有天夜里我醒了,听见在刮风。
3、In the night he heard a fearful sound
夜里他听到一个可怕的声音。