Ships that Pass in the Night: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

Pengertian Ships that Pass in the Night

Ships that pass in the night adalah frasa Bahasa Inggris yang bermakna “people who meet briefly by chance, then do not see each other again” (orang-orang yang bertemu sebentar secara kebetulan, lalu tidak bertemu lagi).Frasa Bahasa Inggris yang bersifat informal ini dapat pula bermakna “people who are rarely in the same place at the same time” (orang-orang yang jarang berada di tempat yang sama pada waktu yang sama).

Lihat juga:

• put somebody/something on a pedestal
• blow something/someone off
• blow somebody’s mind

Contoh Kalimat Ships that Pass in the Night dan Artinya

1. It was nice spending time with him, but we both considered us as ships that passed in the night.
   (Menyenangkan menghabiskan waktu dengannya, tapi kita berdua menganggap kita sebagai kapal yang lewat di malam hari.)
2. We’re just having a little fun — that’s all. We’re just two ships passing in the night.
   (Kamu hanya sedang sedikit bersenang-senang — itu saja. Kamu hanya dua kapal yang lewat di malam hari.)
3. My husband works late all the time and travel frequently. We’re like ships that pass in the night.
   (Suami saya selalu bekerja larut dan sering bepergian. Kami seperti kapal yang lewat di malam hari.)
4. Despite living in the same neighborhood, their busy lives made them feel like ships that pass in the night, rarely finding tim e to connect.(Meski tinggal di lingkungan yang sama, kesibukan mereka membuat mereka serasa seperti kapal yang lewat di malam hari, jarang punya waktu untuk berbincang.)

Lihat juga:

• Take for Granted (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
• From the Get-Go (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
• In No Uncertain Terms: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
• Through Thick and Thin (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
• Have/Get Cold Feet (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

References:

1. ships that pass in the night. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ships-that-pass-in-the-night. Accessed on January 1, 2019.
2. Meaning of “like ships that pass in the night” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/like-ships-that-pass-in-the-night. Accessed on January 1, 2019.
3. ships (that pass) in the night – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/ships-that-pass-in-the-night. Accessed on January 7, 2019.
4. ships that pass in the night. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ships+that+pass+in+the+night. Accessed on January 7, 2019.
5. be like ships that pass in the night. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+like+ships+that+pass+in+the+night. Accessed on January 7, 2019.