单词	sunset
释义	sunsetsun‧set /ˈsʌnset/ ●●○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a purple and orange sunset The park is open from 8 a.m. to sunset. We sat and watched the glorious sunset from across the Mekong river. You may prefer to sit on the terrace sipping a cocktail at sunset. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At sunset, stand with your arms out to each side. At least if they kept going towards the sunset they were going away from the Ridgery and would arrive somewhere. Coffee was followed by yet another sunset, the best possible after-dinner entertainment. Instead, towards sunset, he led us to another village, off the highway and surrounded by paddy fields. Lovers walked hand in hand towards the sunset. Music at the fairgrounds begins each Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning and ends about sunset on 11 stages. Shortly after sunset each night Janir volunteered for bed. The bats leave the caverns at sunset each day to feed on night-flying insects. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen the sun goes down► go down/set if the sun goes down or sets at the end of the day, it moves downwards in the sky until it cannot be seen: · We sat on the balcony and watched the sun go down.· The sun usually sets at about 6pm at this time of year.· The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city's rosy stone. ► sink if the sun sinks , it goes down slowly - used especially in descriptions or stories: · The sun sank and darkness fell on the island.· As the sun sank lower and lower, the sky first turned pink and then orange. ► sunset the time when the sun goes down or the way the sun looks when it goes down: · We sat and watched the glorious sunset from across the Mekong river.at sunset (=at the time when the sun is setting): · You may prefer to sit on the terrace sipping a cocktail at sunset. WORD SETS► Chronology AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► spectacular · We ended a perfect day sipping sangria at a cliffside restaurant, relaxing in the spectacular sunset.· From those windows, too, spectacular sunsets spilled into the hospital rooms.· There would be no spectacular sunset this evening, she noted.· I went slowly, and presently found myself walking towards a most spectacular sunset.· In the evening, head for the Santana Restaurant at Lighthouse Beach where you can view spectacular sunsets. NOUN► industry · In such circumstances, an industrial policy that seeks faster and more efficient rationalization of the sunset industry may be advantageous.· This directly challenges the notion of a hard distinction between sunrise industries and sunset industries with the latter doomed inevitably to decline. VERB► ride · A man on horseback, riding into the sunset with his gun.· As he rides away, the sunset gilds his silhouette. ► see · I saw it once at sunset.· Through the strips of waving screen he could see sunset in the palmettos, sunset on the flat sand. ► watch · We'd go for long walks and eat hot meals and watch the sunset.· We could watch the sunset and see various firefights among the troops below the mountain and the spectacular B-52 strikes.· Or just sit with their arm around the child, watching the sunset. 1[uncountable] the time of day when the sun disappears and night beginsat sunset We take the flag down at sunset.2[countable, uncountable] the coloured part of the sky where the sun is disappearing at the end of the day → dusk:  a glorious sunset
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