| 单词 | afternoon |
| 释义 | afternoon (ɑːftəʳnuːn , æf- ) Word forms: afternoons variable noun A1 The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock. He's arriving in the afternoon. He had stayed in his room all afternoon. ...an afternoon news conference. Collocations: afternoon heat Then, as the afternoon heat begins to soften, it's back out again to see what's afoot. Times, Sunday Times One owner takes sips of water and blows them deep into the feathers of his bird to keep it cool in the afternoon heat. Times, Sunday Times And when the afternoon heat hits, drop by the pool and stare out over the river. Times, Sunday Times After a long walk beneath the rainforest canopy in the afternoon heat, we emerge at a small clearing. The Sun The word gurumaha in the local language means milkshake—a reflection of our mindset in the 90 degree afternoon heat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The warning came after the exchange shut down trading in peak afternoon hours yesterday in an unprecedented move to stop a flood of 'sell' orders overwhelming its antiquated computer systems. Times, Sunday Times There were to be further meetings which happened during the afternoon hours after the bhaktas completed their darshan. Outlook India The battle started around 9 o'clock and ended in afternoon hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the early afternoon hours, three supercell thunderstorms formed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fire had begun in the afternoon hours and quickly spread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The afternoon light is fading and there's important work to be done today. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He was dressed in golden armour that glittered in the dull afternoon light. TREASON KEEP (2001) But the long afternoon light that spilled from a different sun filled my eyes and made my heart lurch. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The afternoon light, slowly fading, turned pinkish near the horizon. DOUBTING THOMAS (2001) But we would do well to remember some of the smaller satisfactions of life, from an afternoon nap to cultivating a garden. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes inter-county rivalries seem to be kept going only for eccentrics and people who like an afternoon nap in the fresh air. Times, Sunday Times But three great meals, a couple of country strolls, an afternoon nap and a lie-in for 200 all-in? Times, Sunday Times He had been awakened from his afternoon nap, it turned out, and began firing at the invaders before seeking refuge behind an armoured glass door. Times,Sunday Times She possessed the discipline, spirit and resources to put together a daily programme of physio, interspersed with an afternoon nap. Times, Sunday Times Outside chance of an afternoon shower. Times, Sunday Times On the plus side, it's possible to have a great time in any month — the rain tends to fall only in short, sharp afternoon showers. Times, Sunday Times There can still be heavy, thundery afternoon showers, though. Times, Sunday Times Today expect drier conditions over more western parts, with warm, sunny spells for many and just the threat of afternoon showers or thunderstorms. Times, Sunday Times Heavy snow that day had led to big delays, and by late afternoon showers of large, thick, snowflakes fell. Times, Sunday Times Strings of rooks wobbled across a white afternoon sky. Times, Sunday Times Violent thunder and lightning storms may ravage the afternoon sky, then quickly give way to warm sunshine and cloudless skies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The huge black framework of rows of yellow-lit windows standing up against the sad, damp charged afternoon sky. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mood of the town seemed as ominous as the dark clouds gathering in the late afternoon sky. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once cool, these are best stored in an air-tight container for a couple of days and make a lovely afternoon snack. Times, Sunday Times For your afternoon snack, you get to have more fruit — maybe throw a tangerine or an apple in your bag, or a pear. Times, Sunday Times They're also high in fibre and count as one of your five-a-day - making them a perfect afternoon snack! The Sun It works just as well for a spoiling breakfast, afternoon snack or as an impromptu pudding. Times,Sunday Times For an afternoon snack you could have two carrots with 100g of hummus. Times, Sunday Times Make a playlist of your favourite songs and play 'em loud during an afternoon stroll. The Sun It's small, but it has a cascading waterfall and plant conservatory with a tropical rainforest inside — perfect for an afternoon stroll or lunch on the go. The Sun Just because those voters didn't get dressed up for an afternoon stroll doesn't make their democratic input any less significant. The Sun Whatever happened to games of backgammon and afternoon strolls? The Sun In a typical afternoon stroll, he would stop every few steps to greet and converse with shopkeepers and others, most likely gathering material for his next book. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I leaned against the windowsill where the late afternoon sun could caress my back. SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003) Trees glowed red and gold and yellow in the afternoon sun. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The Ligurian coastline unfolded deliciously below in the afternoon sun. Times, Sunday Times (2016) With the intense afternoon sun bleaching the landscape, it is hard to imagine the half-light in which the cross-border raid took place. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Adam sat on a rock out near the end of the promontory in a patch of late afternoon sunlight. LOST SUMMER (2002) It gets afternoon sunlight through the sash windows. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was catching the bright afternoon sunlight and gleaming like a newly minted penny. Bomber Following his gaze, my binoculars alight on the prize: two wolves lying in the late afternoon sunshine on a gleaming shelf of limestone. Times,Sunday Times In late afternoon sunshine yesterday, there were no red dots to be seen and barely any people. Times,Sunday Times I opt for a gentle stroll in the afternoon sunshine. The Sun Yesterday the couple stepped out into the brilliant afternoon sunshine to face the cameras, looking happy if somewhat bemused. Times, Sunday Times He now looked serious and told me a story that, even in the warm afternoon sunshine, set my hair on end. Times, Sunday Times Hop on your bikes or plan an afternoon walk in a local nature reserve or park. The Sun An afternoon walk helps to stop me nodding off at non-prescribed nap times. Times, Sunday Times The day was gloriously sunlit and spectators strolled on the links as if out on an afternoon walk. Times, Sunday Times A day which ends at 5.36pm can include a post-school game of football, an afternoon walk, a trip to the shops without fear of walking alone through dark streets. Times, Sunday Times A pattern developed of starting writing at 9am, whether he wanted to or not, and breaking for an afternoon walk or some gardening before returning to his desk until 7pm. Times, Sunday Times It certainly feels cosy on a chilly autumn afternoon. Times, Sunday Times Watched on a blustery autumn afternoon, it just about hits the right notes. Times, Sunday Times With some players, you remember the goals, the passes, the moments of brilliance that lit up an autumn afternoon or a cold winter's night. Times, Sunday Times It was built to house big parties, but on this autumn afternoon the car park was overflowing and the lawn that stretches downhill from the house was covered in people. Times, Sunday Times It was a perfect autumn afternoon. Times, Sunday Times The fans could be in for a long, cold afternoon. The Sun No street parties are yet planned, but on a cold afternoon there was a buzz in the queue at the bus stop. Times, Sunday Times Showery morning but a fine, cold afternoon. The Sun Otherwise, there was little to stop the blood freezing in the first half on a bitterly cold afternoon. Times, Sunday Times It was a bitingly cold afternoon and what fell from the skies seemed like rain but could have been sleet. Times, Sunday Times Drove down to the city center in the early afternoon and found a bar in which the lunchtime trade was brisk but not clamorous. THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001) Cloudy with light drizzle or rain throughout the morning and early afternoon. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The roles are swapped in the early afternoon to give nearby residents a respite from noise. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Heavy rain turning to thunderstorms by early afternoon. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was received via the harbour master's office early afternoon the next day. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He can hold up an end on a hot afternoon. Times, Sunday Times During the hot afternoon, splash in the pool or nap in the cool interior of the restored barn. Times, Sunday Times For a couple of hours or so on a hot afternoon he batted better than ever. Times, Sunday Times The old wooden train, practically unloaded, rocked and clattered lightly through the hot afternoon. Times, Sunday Times And having her truth spoken back to her-so baldly, beneath the hot afternoon sun-it unzipped her. Christianity Today We warmed up on a humid afternoon, beneath grey cloud. Times, Sunday Times As he arrived on court to a rapturous applause, the sun came out on a humid afternoon. Times, Sunday Times It could have been because of hypothermia - he bizarrely chose to wear gloves on a humid afternoon - but it was later revealed as a hamstring strain. Times, Sunday Times The fire was halted when the gusty northeast wind was suddenly stopped by the cool, humid afternoon seabreeze. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These dos will sort airless days at work, balmy nights on the town, humid afternoons shopping and sweltering weekends at the beach. The Sun By late afternoon they had agreed to attend, but warned that they would resist questions that 'carry the risk of prejudicing other judicial proceedings'. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I leaned against the windowsill where the late afternoon sun could caress my back. SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003) Arms gesticulating, charts being consulted, glances above the mountain flanks towards the deepening blue of the late afternoon sky. THE LAST RAVEN (2002) Morning had stretched into afternoon and late afternoon had merged imperceptibly into early evening without haste but without rest either. A DEAD LIBERTY The stillness of late afternoon had settled over the eroded waste below him. THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES (2002) Or a soothing, apricotish bubbly for a lazy afternoon? Times, Sunday Times The impressive library and the sunny terrace are both great places for a lazy afternoon. Times, Sunday Times A few went down the sink, but here are some worth your own lazy afternoon test. Times, Sunday Times Insulated and waterproof, it'll carry everything you need for a long, lazy afternoon of liquid refreshment. Times, Sunday Times This 1930s hotel amid manicured botanical gardens has a thermal spring perfect for a lazy afternoon. The Sun This four-by-five window onto an overcast afternoon? The Times Literary Supplement But three points it was on a day when events on the pitch reflected an insipid, grey, overcast afternoon. The Sun Furthermore, weather can change throughout the day - for example, a rainy morning followed by an overcast afternoon and evening. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A crowd of 19,038 took in the game on a warm, overcast afternoon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A quiet afternoon by his standards until scoring his ninth goal in seven matches with a wonderful chip. Times, Sunday Times Quiet afternoon but was called into action late on. The Sun It promised, then, to be a quiet afternoon. Times, Sunday Times He was having a relatively quiet afternoon until the 37th minute. The Sun With interesting observations about the magic of words, it's one for a quiet afternoon with a cuppa. The Sun It's a charming, light farce that will lift your mood on a rainy afternoon. Times, Sunday Times What starts off simple and classic ends up ponderous and pedagogical; perfect for a rainy afternoon when teacher can't be bothered, but not much more. Times, Sunday Times The wood-burning stove in the cosy sitting room was the ideal place for us to park ourselves on a rainy afternoon and play board games. The Sun Most of us can't cope with one rainy afternoon. Times, Sunday Times The studio also added a games room big enough to fit 25 people in the basement, with banquette seating to flop onto on a rainy afternoon. Times,Sunday Times But here we are, spending the afternoon together, and he's quite (extrovertly) adamant about it. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I spend the afternoon wallowing in the tub, feeling the aches of physical exertion melt away. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The scenery alone would have made the car journey an agreeable way to spend the afternoon. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He spent the afternoon with his buttonslide, Brasso and buffing cloths, and he could not have been smarter even on passing-out parade. THE OPEN DOOR (2003) They spent the afternoon planning and teasing the sour counterman until his heavy middle shook with hard chuckles. ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (1987) That warm spring afternoon, we met their friends. Christianity Today The sun shone on a perfect spring afternoon as work began on turning a large chunk of the front field into a monster potato patch. The Sun It came from nowhere, a flash of clarity on a spring afternoon that was fuzzy with mediocrity. Times, Sunday Times That lovely spring afternoon, she stood in her living room and witnessed a scene almost out of a horror film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Devising contra-cyclical capital requirements for safer banking regulation isn't the most delightful way to spend a spring afternoon. Times, Sunday Times On a sultry afternoon, a thunderstorm erupted with rainfall like a tropical monsoon. Times, Sunday Times It's fun to while away a sultry afternoon overlooking the pool — guests-only dipping, sadly. Times, Sunday Times On a sultry afternoon there was scarcely a soul to be seen amid the industrial decrepitude. Times, Sunday Times Sultry afternoons turn cold-sweat clammy with every car-door slam and gravel crunch. Times, Sunday Times The light of a summer afternoon blinds the wall, whitens the cobbles in the yard and bakes the creosote on the garage planks. WHITE LIES (2003) It was delightfully cool on a warm summer afternoon and it was very strong. GOODBYE CURATE (2002) He felt himself to be young and lusty as he inhaled the warmth of an early summer afternoon. Somewhere East of Life (1994) It is like'a sultry summer afternoon '. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In sympathy with a humid summer afternoon, the game had more heat than sunshine. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Can a brain function on a sunny afternoon if the biccy has not been dunked? Times, Sunday Times (2010) One of my biggest ethical dilemmas came one sunny afternoon on the common near our home. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But their fortunes changed with the weather, as a misty morning gave way to a sunny afternoon and the pair set to work. Times, Sunday Times (2009) On a joyously sunny afternoon recently, I was overcome with the urge to make a lemon mousse. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The call had come while she had been picnicking beside the canal one sunny afternoon. THE SCAR (2002) The visitors' resistance, while creditable on a warm afternoon, did nothing to change the balance of this game. Times, Sunday Times We met on a warm afternoon where the route crosses the old railway line, and he explained about the orange fencing. Times, Sunday Times I just hope it was a warm afternoon. Times, Sunday Times More essentially, rooftops allow you to soak up some warm afternoon sun during the winter months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A few days later, on a warm afternoon, they have been observed to arch their bodies and release spawn into the sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I arrived on a weekday afternoon and the galleries were almost empty. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It was a weekday afternoon. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It is a weekday afternoon, but the pub near the Oval cricket ground is packed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is, after all, the camaraderie of colleagues you miss most as you broach the uncharted loneliness of a weekday afternoon. Times, Sunday Times (2009) She displayed a remarkable exhibition of bravura ball-striking on a hot and windy afternoon on an outside court where very few sit still for a game and distractions are everywhere. Times, Sunday Times Choose a windy afternoon, when the dew has dispersed. Times, Sunday Times On a windy afternoon, he stood amid the rubble of buildings and slums taking notes. Outlook India A cool, windy afternoon kept some teams and drivers off the track for the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On a bleak winter afternoon a member of staff sneered at her dreams to top the pop charts, telling her to 'be realistic'. The Sun He smiles before releasing a shrieking blast of whistle that echoes into the winter afternoon. Times, Sunday Times I was last there in the smudgy sunshine of a winter afternoon, with everything shuttered against the cold and marsh smells eddying through the streets. Times, Sunday Times The book's admirers, like its author, should be grateful that the countess and the subaltern's path crossed that winter afternoon in 1803. The Times Literary Supplement On winter afternoons, there were always big nets of slate-blue mussels reduced at the end of the day. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 下午 Japanese: 午後 |
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