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evening noun
⇨ night 2night2 noun I lay awake all night. 我一夜未眠。Let's go out tomorrow night. 我们明天晚上出去吧。night ♦︎ evening ♦︎ sunset ♦︎ dusk ♦︎ twilight ♦︎ nightfall ♦︎ sundownThese are all words for the time of day when it gets dark or after it has got dark. 这些词均表示黄昏、傍晚、晚上。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆at night / sunset / dusk / twilight / nightfall / sundown◆in the evening / dusk / twilight◆after / before / by / until / till sunset / dusk / nightfall / sundown◆tomorrow / yesterday / Monday night / evening◆a beautiful night / evening / sunset◆night / evening / dusk falls■ night [uncountable, countable] the part of the day from the end of the afternoon until the time you go to bed 晚上，夜晚（天黑到就寝前的一段时间）◆She doesn't like to walk home late at night.她不喜欢深夜步行回家。◆My mother-in-law came for dinner last night.昨天晚上我岳母来吃晚饭了。◆I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago).前两天晚上我在城里见过她。OPP morning ⇨ day ■ evening [uncountable, countable] the part of the day between the afternoon and the time you go to bed 晚上；傍晚◆I'll come and see you this evening.我今天晚上过来看你。◆The evening performance begins at 7.30.晚上的演出7点30分开始。◆We spent the long winter evenings inside by the fire.我们在室内的炉火边度过冬季漫长的夜晚。OPP morning ⇨ day ▸ evenings adverb ◆He works evenings (= in the evenings).他晚上工作。NOTE 辨析 Night or evening?In some cases you can use either word. 在有些情况下这两个词可以通用◆Let's go out on Saturday night / evening.咱们星期六晚上出去吧。 Evening emphasizes the earlier hours, from about six o'clock onwards; night emphasizes the later part of the evening and can include the early hours of the next day. * evening强调晚上的早些时候，从大约6点钟起；night强调晚上的晚些时候，可包括第二天的凌晨◆We were up late last night－I didn't get to bed until two o'clock.我们昨晚熬夜了－我直到2点钟才睡。 Night can also mean the whole time until it gets light the next morning; only use it to mean 'evening' if the meaning is clear. * night亦可指直到第二天早晨天亮时的完整一夜，只有意思明确时才用night表示evening之义◆I'm going to my sister's for the evening (= and coming back later in the evening).我晚上要去我妹妹那儿一趟。◆I'm going to my sister's for the night (= and not coming back until the morning).我要去我妹妹那儿过夜。 ■ sunset / /ˈsʌnset/ / [uncountable, countable] the time when the sun goes down and night begins; the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening 日落；傍晚；晚霞◆After sunset the temperature drops.日落后气温下降了。◆We sat by the river and watched the sunset.我们坐在河边看晚霞。OPP sunrise ⇨ dawn ■ dusk [uncountable] the time of day when the light has almost gone, but it is not yet dark 黄昏；日暮时分◆We arrived in town as dusk was falling.暮色降临时我们到了城里。◆She works from dawn to dusk and sometimes at night.她从早到晚地工作，有时还要开夜车。OPP dawn ⇨ dawn ■ twilight / /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/ / [uncountable] the faint light or period of time at the end of the day just after the sun has gone down 暮色；薄暮；黄昏◆It was hard to see him clearly in the thickening twilight.在越来越浓重的暮色中很难看清他。◆We went for a walk along the beach at twilight.黄昏时分我们沿着海滩散步。▸ twilit / /ˈtwaɪlɪt/ / adjective ◆ (literary) She hurried out into the twilit street.她匆匆出来，走进暮色苍茫的街道。■ nightfall / /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/ / [uncountable] (formal or literary) the time in the evening when it becomes dark 黄昏；傍晚◆He wanted to be home before nightfall.他希望黄昏前到家。 OPP daybreak ⇨ dawn ■ sundown / /ˈsʌndaʊn/ / [uncountable] (especially NAmE, especially written) the time when the sun goes down and night begins 日落时分◆The celebration begins at sundown.庆祝活动在日落时分开始。 |