单词 | dusk |
释义 | dusk (dʌsk ) 1. uncountable noun Dusk is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark. We arrived home at dusk. Synonyms: twilight, evening, evo [Australian, slang], nightfall 2. uncountable noun [also the N] The dusk is the dull, shadowy light there is at dusk. [literary] She turned and disappeared into the dusk. Synonyms: shade, darkness, gloom, obscurity Collocations: dusk falls The song thushes also perform very energetically as dusk falls. Times, Sunday Times Arrange them on the grass as dusk falls, grab a ball and play glow-in-thedark bowling. The Sun Every day, as dusk falls, they head to the frontier and wait for the bedraggled groups of new arrivals to cross. Times, Sunday Times As dusk falls, three squads converge on a riverside street lined with food stands. Times, Sunday Times The scent of a honeysuckle intensifies as dusk falls. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 黄昏 Japanese: 夕暮れ |
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