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单词	twilight
释义	twilight noun twi·​light ˈtwī-ˌlīt  often attributive 1 : the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night produced by diffusion of sunlight through the atmosphere and its dust also : a time of twilight 2 a : an intermediate state that is not clearly defined lived in the twilight of neutrality Newsweek b : a period of decline Synonyms black blackness candlelight dark darkness dusk gloaming gloom murk night semidarkness shade shadows umbra See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The sun set and twilight fell. stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going Recent Examples on the Web Mac, a white combat veteran, describes his twilight tour in the military during the early and violent years of the global war on terror, and his abrupt return to small-town Indiana, in 2006. Joshua Seftel, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2022 On July 11, in the late-evening twilight of Alaska’s summer, Michael Fourtner, of Adna, Washington, spotted a jumping sockeye from the bow of his boat, a promising sign that more were close by. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 On a Thursday night in spring, the lobby of the Hotel Danieli, near San Marco Square in Venice, stirs awake and, with the twilight at its windows, comes to life in dazzling evening dress. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022 Kenyatta is in the twilight of his presidency and will leave office later in August. Nimi Princewill, Bethlehem Feleke And Larry Madowo, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 Duran losing sight of a fly ball in the twilight was an ugly moment in a game that was already getting out of hand. Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 Joey Gallo hit a two-run triple on a fly that right fielder Christian Arroyo lost in the twilight. Steve Hewitt, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2022 But now, in the twilight of his life, Peter G. Angelos’ vast portfolio of assets could be broken up amid a family feud over who will control them. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2022 Rings of Power picks up in the twilight of Númenor, as competing factions vie for control of the throne. Christian Holub, EW.com, 14 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing twilight twilight glow twilight zone twilight world twilight glow twilight zone twilight world Kids Definition twilight noun twi·​light ˈtwī-ˌlīt  1 : the period or the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night 2 : a period of decline She is in the twilight of her career. twilight noun 1 as in dark a time or place of little or no light stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dark dusk shadows night darkness black blackness gloom midnight candlelight gloaming semidarkness murk umbra shade blackout dimness mistiness brownout dullness somberness grayness gloominess paleness murkiness haziness shadiness umbrage cloudiness faintness dimout half-light fogginess dulness Antonyms & Near Antonyms glow daylight day light moonlight brightness glare starlight sunlight brilliance blaze lightness sunshine radiance luminescence luminosity shine effulgence radiancy luminance incandescence luminousness See More 2 as in dusk the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness watched as twilight descended and the woods fell silent Synonyms & Similar Words dusk sunset night evening nightfall sundown gloaming crepuscule dark eventide eve darkness crepuscle nighttime evenfall Antonyms & Near Antonyms dawn sunrise daylight daybreak dawning morning aurora sunup morn daytime day light cockcrow forenoon See More
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