英语单词 | dusk |
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英美音标 | 英 [dʌsk] 美 [dʌsk] |
中文释义 | n.黄昏;薄暮;幽暗 |
英语例句 | (1) The lights go on at dusk. (2) He usually goes out for a walk at dusk. (3) We made a landfall at dusk after three weeks at sea. (4) Dusk was brooding over the lake. (5) She was invisible in the dusk of the room. |
中文例句 | (1) 一到黄昏灯就亮了。 (2) 他通常在黄昏时出去散步。 (3) 在海上航行三周后的一个黄昏,我们看到了陆地。 (4) 薄暮正笼罩着湖水。 (5) 她在昏暗的房间里别人看不到她。 |
vocabulary简明 | Dusk is the period of time between sunset and nightfall. Many parents allow their children to roam freely in their neighborhood as long as they are home by dusk. |
vocabulary扩展 | For some, dusk is seen as a mysterious, almost magical time, serving as the bridge between the brightness of day and the darkness of night. The English language contains numerous synonyms for dusk including crepuscule, evenfall, and gloaming. Owing perhaps to the mystical qualities associated with dusk, these words are better suited for poetry than for daily use. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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.
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]暮色 The dusk is the dull, shadowy light there is at dusk. [also [LITERARY 文]
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