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。