nightfall

night·fall

N0102500 (nīt′fôl′)n. The approach of darkness; dusk.

nightfall

(ˈnaɪtˌfɔːl) nthe approach of darkness; dusk

night•fall

(ˈnaɪtˌfɔl)

n. the coming of night; dusk. [1605–15]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nightfall - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, twilight, falleven, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night"time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"

nightfall

noun evening, sunset, twilight, dusk, sundown, eventide, gloaming (Scot. or poetic), eve (archaic) We started work at dawn and stopped at nightfall.
morning, dawn, dawning, daylight, sunrise, aurora (poetic), daybreak, cockcrow

nightfall

nounThe period between afternoon and nighttime:dusk, eve, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight.Archaic: even, vesper.

Translations

黄昏

night

(nait) noun1. the period from sunset to sunrise. We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; (also adjective) He is doing night work. 夜間 夜2. the time of darkness. In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four. 夜晚 夜晚ˈnightly adjective, adverb every night. a nightly news programme; He goes there nightly. 每晚的，每晚 每夜（的） ˈnight-club noun a club open at night for drinking, dancing, entertainment etc. 夜店 夜总会ˈnightdress, ˈnightgown noun a garment for wearing in bed. 睡衣 睡衣ˈnightfall noun the beginning of night; dusk. 黃昏 黄昏ˈnightmare noun a frightening dream. I had a nightmare about being strangled. 惡夢 恶梦ˈnightmarish adjective 惡夢般的 恶梦似的ˈnight-school noun (a place providing) educational classes held in the evenings for people who are at work during the day. 夜校 夜校ˈnight shift1. (a period of) work during the night. He's on (the) night shift this week. 夜班 夜班2. the people who work during this period. We met the night shift leaving the factory. 夜班員工 夜班工人ˈnight-time noun the time when it is night. Owls are usually seen at night-time. 夜間 夜间ˌnight-ˈwatchman noun a person who looks after a building etc during the night. 夜間守衛 夜间守卫员，值夜班的警卫员