Twilight
[ 'twaɪlaɪt ]
第2级
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n. 黎明，黄昏，暮光;暮年，晚期，晚年;衰退期，没落时期;<电影>暮光之城;
💡 词根助记
twi二，两+light光→黑白光交替 → 黎明
📝 例句
It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight .
在朦胧的暮色中很难看清他。
🌱 联想助记
【记】twi-前缀“二分之一”,light-光:一半的光是微明的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
twilight
n[U]
1
(a) faint light after sunset or before sunrise 日落後或日出前的微光; 曙光; 暮色
I couldn't see their faces clearly in the twilight. 我在曙色朦胧中看不清他们的脸.
(b) period of this 黎明或薄暮时分
farmers walking home at twilight 黄昏时走回家的农民
Twilight is a dangerous time for drivers. 黎明或黄昏是司机容易出事的时间.
2 the ~ (of sth) (rhet 修辞) period of decreasing importance or strength; decline 衰落时期; 没落
the twilight of his career 他事业的衰退时期
[attrib 作定语]
his twilight years 他的暮年.
🔁 扩展释义
*['twailait]n. 暮光, 曙光, 黎明, 黄昏, 微光, 朦胧状态a. 微明的【医】 朦胧
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Ours is a fairly new country, so our cities and towns are modern.
我们的国家是个很新的国家，所以我们的城镇很现代化。
He reasoned with them, and tried to persuade them to set him free.
他跟这些人讲道理，试图说服他们把他放了。
None of the family apart from her father and my aunt have seen her since.
自从她离开家以后，家里人除了她父亲与我伯母外没有人见过她。