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单词 moonlit
释义

moonlit

adjective

moon·​lit ˈmün-ˌlit How to pronounce moonlit (audio)
: lighted by the moon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web During a recent moonlit harbor excursion, conversation quickly turned to tales of piracy and exploration. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 July 2022 Twelve of the captive missionaries escaped during a daring overnight caper, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow. Fox News, 11 May 2022 Twelve of the captive missionaries escaped during a daring overnight caper, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow. Fox News, 11 May 2022 Twelve of the captive missionaries escaped during a daring overnight caper, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow. Fox News, 11 May 2022 The twinkling grid of lights stirs the same primordial awe that comes from watching a starry sky or a moonlit sea. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 During one full moon, the electricity failed, a common occurrence in the provinces, so the Zilmars gathered in bamboo armchairs outside and sang, strumming guitars underneath the moonlit banana trees. New York Times, 22 May 2022 Twelve of the captive missionaries escaped during a daring overnight caper, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow. Fox News, 11 May 2022 In my mind’s eye, an endless, exuberant procession of birds passed high above the sleeping city, dipping in and out of the moonlit clouds, calling to one another from darkness to darkness. Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

moonlit

adjective

moon·​lit ˈmün-ˌlit How to pronounce moonlit (audio)
: lighted by the moon

moonlit

adjective

as in sunlit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sunlit
  • sunshiny
  • sunny
  • shiny
  • floodlit
  • ignited
  • kindled
  • spotlit
  • illuminated
  • lit
  • light
  • illumined
  • highlighted
  • brightened
  • spotlighted
  • alight
  • floodlighted
  • lighted
  • lightsome
  • ablaze
  • bright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dusk
  • dark
  • dusky
  • darkened
  • darkling
  • unlit
  • lightless
  • blackened
  • tenebrous
  • shadowy
  • darkish
  • gloomy
  • sombre
  • somber
  • dimmed
  • pitch-black
  • pitch-dark
  • gray
  • pale
  • grey
  • cloudy
  • murky
  • sunless
  • leaden
  • obscured
  • shadowlike
  • lightproof
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