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Twilight N Uncount Time 例:They Zone 英[ˈtwaɪlaɪt 美[ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt N.黎明,黄昏,暮光;暮年,晚期,晚年;衰退期,没落时期;<电影>暮光之城

单词 twilight
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英[ˈtwaɪlaɪt] 美[ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt]
解释
n.黎明,黄昏,暮光;暮年,晚期,晚年;衰退期,没落时期;<电影>暮光之城;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
黄昏;薄暮
Twilight is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark.
例:They returned at twilight, and set off for one of the promenade bars.他们黄昏时分回来,然后去了一家步行街酒吧。

N-UNCOUNT
暮光
Twilight is the small amount of light that there is outside just after the sun has gone down.
例:...the deepening autumn twilight.渐浓的秋日暮色

N-SING
最后阶段;衰落时期
The twilight of a particular period of time is the final stages of it, when the most important events have already happened.
例:Now both men are in the twilight of their careers...现在两人的事业都到了没落期。
例:I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.我老了,到了生命的暮年。

ADJ
蒙眬的;含混的;界限模糊的
A twilight state or a twilight zone is a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or categories.
例:They fell into that twilight zone between military personnel and civilian employees.他们成了军队人员与平民雇员之间身份界定不清的人。
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