| 单词 | twilight |
| 释义 | twilight (twaɪlaɪt ) 1. uncountable noun Twilight is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark. They returned at twilight, and set off for one of the promenade bars. Synonyms: dusk, evening, sunset, early evening 2. uncountable noun Twilight is the small amount of light that there is outside just after the sun has gone down. ...the deepening autumn twilight. Synonyms: half-light, gloom, dimness, semi-darkness 3. singular noun [NOUN noun] The twilight of a particular period of time is the final stages of it, when the most important events have already happened. Now both men are in the twilight of their careers. [+ of] I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life. ...the twilight years of the Habsburg empire. Synonyms: decline, last years, final years, closing years 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A twilight state or a twilight zone is a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or categories. They fell into that twilight zone between military personnel and civilian employees. [+ between] Translations: Chinese: 黄昏 Japanese: たそがれ時 |
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