单词	dusk
释义	duskdusk /dʌsk/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdusk Origin: Old English dox Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At dusk, passing through the countryside, everything was slowing down for the night. At daybreak or dusk, the pyramids most resemble the limestone monuments seen by the old explorers. Her face seemed to glow in the dusk. It was dusk, it was close to night, though the light lingered tauntingly, and with it the noise. More than a dozen boats bobbed against the docks, their hulls restless in the approaching dusk. Nutty arrived on time, thudding out of the dusk and pulling to an abrupt halt. On and on they flew until day turned into dusk and they reached the big supermarket on the edge of the town. Then by dusk it appears as if snowstorms are blotting out the distant views. word sets WORD SETS► Chronology AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► from dawn to dusk  We worked from dawn to dusk (=through the whole day while it is light). ► the gathering darkness/dusk/shadows etc  the evening’s gathering shadows COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► gathering · White in the gathering greyness of dusk he quarters the shrub by ground.· As they approached, in the gathering dusk, he could see the crew lined up along the hull, watching him.· Most had already lit their fore-and-aft lamps, which twinkled like glow-worms in the gathering dusk. VERB► gather · That evening, as the sun sank over the marsh and the sea an odd group gathered in the dusk.· The tribe streamed past it through the gathering dusk, ignoring its presence completely. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► night/darkness/dusk falls The lights came on as darkness fell on the city. And this becomes more intense as night falls. As darkness falls an eerie voice Whines beware, beware, beware. As darkness falls the immortal sounds of John Hurley will be heard in the upstairs Bar. As dusk falls crowds of people walk towards the town to meet the tanker. As night falls the houses light up one by one, and smugglers move stealthily about in the moonlight. As night falls, the scene changes. As night falls, there are nightclubs and discos for those with lots of energy left. I drain it, pack my bags, close off the propane, and before dusk falls reluctantly board up the cabin. the time before it gets dark when the sky is becoming less bright SYN  twilight → dawn, dusk:  The street lights go on at dusk.
随便看	gleaming glean gleanings Gleason, Jackie glee glee club gleeful gleefully glen Glencoe Gleneagles Glenn, John glib glibly glibness glide glider gliding glimmer glimmering glimpse glint glisten glitch glitter

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