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单词 moonlight
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Definition of moonlight in English:

moonlight

noun ˈmuːnlʌɪtˈmunˌlaɪt
mass noun
  • The light of the moon.

    the river glittered under the pale moonlight
    as modifier a moonlight stroll
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The moonlight shone through the window and cast and irridescent glow on half of the room.
    • Illuminated only by moonlight, pale flowers and foliage add a dreamy, ethereal quality to the garden.
    • There was grey moonlight coming in, lighting a patch of floor just in front of the window but leaving the rest of the room in blackness.
    • Benji's curtains were open, allowing some moonlight to light up the room.
    • The moonlight from the sky light on the ceiling beamed down making a square of light in the center of the room.
    • The moonlight is extremely bright, as bright as the lights on movie sets.
    • He smiled down at me, his smile the only thing I could see perfectly outlined in the pale, ghostly moonlight.
    • The pale moonlight that shone through her window provided enough light to find her bed.
    • She could make out the pale glow of the moonlight shining through the blinds.
    • The pale moonlight shone on the sand as Kino stepped among the dunes.
    • The moonlight shone through the clouds and cast a glow upon the water and its rocks.
    • The room was dark, but the blinds were open, and the woman in the bed was bathed in the cold white light of moonlight.
    • He heard the door slide open, letting in the soft glow of moonlight.
    • The pale moonlight revealed a man in his early twenties, with curly black hair, streaked with a golden blonde colour.
    • The moonlight from the full moon shone in the room.
    • The sky was bright with moonlight.
    • Her eyes gazed into the white ceiling above her, now blue with the pale moonlight.
    • Carina grinned as she watched the fishes shimmer and shine in the glowing moonlight.
    • They both stood, staring at each other in the pale moonlight for a moment.
    • She looked frightened in the pale moonlight, her eyes wide as she backed herself against the wall.
    Synonyms
    illumination, brightness, luminescence, luminosity, shining, gleaming, gleam, brilliance, radiance, lustre, glowing, glow, blaze, glare, dazzle
verbmoonlighted ˈmuːnlʌɪtˈmunˌlaɪt
[no object]informal
  • Have a second job, typically secretly and at night, in addition to one's regular employment.

    he had been moonlighting for a rival tabloid
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She also moonlights as a consultant to major food and kitchen product companies.
    • After college, he took a job as an accountant and - to supplement his income - moonlighted as a basketball and football referee.
    • Although medical care was free, many health care professionals moonlighted to make extra money because official health care usually involved long lines and waiting lists.
    • I was home in the evening, except maybe one night a week when I moonlighted to make extra money, which was approved by the Army.
    • Tom, a well meaning, naïve politics student who moonlights as a security guard in the factory, is unwittingly and accidentally pulled into the murderous scheme.
    • He was moonlighting as a bartender on Friday and Saturday nights to make some extra money.
    • To support himself during the first few months, he found work moonlighting as a telemarketer and cutting down trees on weekends.
    • Acting on a tip, Detective Scott Dillin, who sometimes moonlights as an actor himself, went in search of the paintings at the apartment at 6 Chatham Square.

Derivatives

  • moonlighter

  • noun ˈmuːnlʌɪtəˈmunˌlaɪdər
    • Most KGB agents in private employ were either moonlighters who retained their state posts or those who had left the agency yet remained in the ‘active reserves’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And moonlighters may not be up to date with the rapid changes in technology.
      • Once upon a time, Bruce was a moonlighter.
      • I'm on oncology cross-cover tonight, but since last I covered oncology, I think the hospital has been hiring moonlighters to cover part of the service overnight in addition to the slotted resident.
      • Many are reluctant moonlighters, working as caterers, architects, or accountants to support their commitment to their art.
 
 

Definition of moonlight in US English:

moonlight

nounˈmunˌlaɪtˈmo͞onˌlīt
  • The light of the moon.

    as modifier a moonlight stroll
    I wanted you to see the courtyard by moonlight
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sky was bright with moonlight.
    • The moonlight is extremely bright, as bright as the lights on movie sets.
    • The room was dark, but the blinds were open, and the woman in the bed was bathed in the cold white light of moonlight.
    • She could make out the pale glow of the moonlight shining through the blinds.
    • The moonlight from the full moon shone in the room.
    • He smiled down at me, his smile the only thing I could see perfectly outlined in the pale, ghostly moonlight.
    • The moonlight from the sky light on the ceiling beamed down making a square of light in the center of the room.
    • Carina grinned as she watched the fishes shimmer and shine in the glowing moonlight.
    • He heard the door slide open, letting in the soft glow of moonlight.
    • Illuminated only by moonlight, pale flowers and foliage add a dreamy, ethereal quality to the garden.
    • Her eyes gazed into the white ceiling above her, now blue with the pale moonlight.
    • The pale moonlight shone on the sand as Kino stepped among the dunes.
    • The moonlight shone through the window and cast and irridescent glow on half of the room.
    • Benji's curtains were open, allowing some moonlight to light up the room.
    • The pale moonlight revealed a man in his early twenties, with curly black hair, streaked with a golden blonde colour.
    • The pale moonlight that shone through her window provided enough light to find her bed.
    • They both stood, staring at each other in the pale moonlight for a moment.
    • She looked frightened in the pale moonlight, her eyes wide as she backed herself against the wall.
    • There was grey moonlight coming in, lighting a patch of floor just in front of the window but leaving the rest of the room in blackness.
    • The moonlight shone through the clouds and cast a glow upon the water and its rocks.
    Synonyms
    illumination, brightness, luminescence, luminosity, shining, gleaming, gleam, brilliance, radiance, lustre, glowing, glow, blaze, glare, dazzle
verbˈmunˌlaɪtˈmo͞onˌlīt
[no object]informal
  • Have a second job in addition to one's regular employment.

    many instructors moonlight as professional consultants
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tom, a well meaning, naïve politics student who moonlights as a security guard in the factory, is unwittingly and accidentally pulled into the murderous scheme.
    • To support himself during the first few months, he found work moonlighting as a telemarketer and cutting down trees on weekends.
    • I was home in the evening, except maybe one night a week when I moonlighted to make extra money, which was approved by the Army.
    • After college, he took a job as an accountant and - to supplement his income - moonlighted as a basketball and football referee.
    • She also moonlights as a consultant to major food and kitchen product companies.
    • He was moonlighting as a bartender on Friday and Saturday nights to make some extra money.
    • Although medical care was free, many health care professionals moonlighted to make extra money because official health care usually involved long lines and waiting lists.
    • Acting on a tip, Detective Scott Dillin, who sometimes moonlights as an actor himself, went in search of the paintings at the apartment at 6 Chatham Square.
 
 
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