twilight
['twailait]
n.黃昏, 微光, 含糊不清, 衰落時期
例句與用法:
Twilight merged into total darkness.
暮色四合,漸而一片漆黑。
Wrestling is in a twilight zone between sport and entertainment.
摔跤是介於運動和娛樂兩者之間的活動。
She often sits in the garden at twilight.
黃昏時分她常常坐在花園里。
詞形變化:
動詞過去式: twigged | 動詞過去分詞: twigged | 動詞現(xiàn)在分詞: twigging | 動詞第三人稱單數(shù): twigs |
n.
1. 微明; 薄暮; 微光[U]
2. 黃昏; 黎明[U]
These animals begin the night's hunt at twilight.
這些動物在黃昏時分開始一夜的覓食。
3. 衰退期; (人的)暮年, 晚期[the S]
The old man is in the twilight of his career.
這老人已經(jīng)進入了他生涯的晚期。
4. 朦朧狀態(tài); 模糊狀態(tài)[S]
For three days the patient lay in a twilight of fever.
病人發(fā)燒整整三天, 一直迷迷糊糊。
a.
1. 曙暮光的; 微明的; 昏暗的
2. 衰落時期的; 暮年的, 晚期的
The old man spent most of his twilight years working on his autobiography.
老人暮年的大部分時間都在寫他的自傳。