| [/ˈtwaɪlaɪt; ˋtwaɪˏlaɪt/] n [U] 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |