| 单词 | moonlight |
| 释义 | moonlight (once / 309 pages) 1n 2v Moonlight is literally the light we can see shining from the moon, but to moonlight is to work a second job. Get it? You have to work in the moonlight because there aren’t enough hours in the day. Moonlight is the reflection of the sun off the moon's surface — a clear sky and a full moon provide brilliant moonlight. Smugglers hate moonlight. If you moonlight, you work a second job, and it doesn’t have to be at night. If your history teacher also works as a mascot for a baseball team, he moonlights as a dancing bear. As a verb, it used to mean “commit crimes at night,” but now just means “to work a second job.” WORD FAMILYmoonlight: moonlighted, moonlighter, moonlighting, moonlights+/moonlighter: moonlighters USAGE EXAMPLESBackground of poster for the movie “Moonlight”; 16. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) “Illuminating ‘Moonlight’” includes that film, Mr. Jenkins’s earlier work, and movies that influenced him. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Also there: “Rogue One 3D,” “Collateral Beauty,” “Nocturnal Animals,” “Arrival” and “Moonlight.” Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 n the light of the Moon 2moonlight is the smuggler's enemy Syn|Hyper Moon, moonshine light, visible light, visible radiation (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation v work a second job, usually after hours The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver Hyper do work, work be employed |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。