| 单词 | evening |
| 释义 | evening (once / 30 pages) n The evening is the last part of the day before night falls, just when the sun is starting to go down. Most people eat dinner in the evening. The quiet, winding-down, ending part of a day is the evening — you might also call it "dusk" or "twilight." Some people define the evening as the time after dinner and before bedtime, and you can also use the word to talk figuratively about the final part of something else: "It was the evening of his life." The Old English root of evening is ǣfnung, "the time around sunset." WORD FAMILYevening: evenings USAGE EXAMPLESDense fog is expected to develop by early Monday evening. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Trump addressed the issue Monday evening on Twitter. Time(Jan 02, 2017) Since they observe the Sabbath, there is no play on Friday evenings or Saturdays before sundown. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) he enjoyed the evening light across the lake Syn|Hypo|Hyper eve, even, eventide guest night an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests day, daylight, daytime the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside 2n the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way an evening at the opera Hyper period, period of time, time period an amount of time 3n a later concluding time period it was the evening of the Roman Empire Hyper period, period of time, time period an amount of time |
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