twilight
['twailait]
n.黄昏, 微光, 含糊不清, 衰落时期
例句与用法:
Twilight merged into total darkness.
暮色四合,渐而一片漆黑。
Wrestling is in a twilight zone between sport and entertainment.
摔跤是介於运动和娱乐两者之间的活动。
She often sits in the garden at twilight.
黄昏时分她常常坐在花园里。
词形变化:
动词过去式: twigged | 动词过去分词: twigged | 动词现在分词: twigging | 动词第三人称单数: twigs |
详细释义:
n.
1. 微明; 薄暮; 微光[U]
2. 黄昏; 黎明[U]
These animals begin the night's hunt at twilight.
这些动物在黄昏时分开始一夜的觅食。
3. 衰退期; (人的)暮年, 晚期[the S]
The old man is in the twilight of his career.
这老人已经进入了他生涯的晚期。
4. 朦胧状态; 模糊状态[S]
For three days the patient lay in a twilight of fever.
病人发烧整整三天, 一直迷迷糊糊。
a.
1. 曙暮光的; 微明的; 昏暗的
2. 衰落时期的; 暮年的, 晚期的
The old man spent most of his twilight years working on his autobiography.
老人暮年的大部分时间都在写他的自传。