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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Greetings, learned judge! I do not envy you your job. This is a most troublesome case.
您好，博学的法官！我并不羡慕您的职业。这是一个最麻烦的案子。
The last question is what to read.
最后一个问题是读什么。
After working with bees for many years, Professor Von Frisch was puzzled by something he had noticed again and again.
在和蜜蜂打了多年的交道后，冯·弗里施教授对他反复注意到的事感到迷惑。