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
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Is there anything else I should do?
我还有别的事要做吗？
This in turn had an effect on the food supply for wolves.
这样又影响了狼的食物供应。
Other types of bee make their nests in holes in the ground.
其他种类的蜂在地穴里筑巢。