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Dusk Dʌsk Time Noun N Uncount 不可数名词 Light Dark

The word "dusk" refers to the time of day just before night when daylight fades but it is not yet fully dark. It can also refer to the dim, shadowy light present during this period.

The word "dusk" refers to the time of day just before night when daylight fades but it is not yet fully dark. It can also refer to the dim, shadowy light present during this period.

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]黄昏;傍晚;薄暮 Dusk is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark.
  • We arrived home at dusk.

    我们傍晚到家。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]暮色 The dusk is the dull, shadowy light there is at dusk.
  [also the N]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • She turned and disappeared into the dusk.

    她转身消失在暮色中。


Oxford dusk / dʌsk ; NAmE dʌsk / noun [uncountable ] the time of day when the light has almost gone, but it is not yet dark 黄昏;傍晚 SYN
twilight
The street lights go on at dusk. 街灯在黄昏时分亮起来。 compare
dawn
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dusk dusks
dusk / dʌsk ; NAmE dʌsk /
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duskdusk /dʌsk/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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the time before it gets dark when the sky is becoming less bright SYN  twilightdawn, dusk:  The street lights go on at dusk.
WDF

dusk

[dʌsk]dusked, dusking, dusks

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黄昏(84%),薄暮(10%),幽暗(6%)
n.黄昏,薄暮;幽暗,昏暗
vt.使变微暗
adj.微暗的
vi.变微暗

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