| 单词 | afterglow |
| 释义 | afterglow (once / 10460 pages) 1n 2n An afterglow is a strip of rose-colored light in the sky that you sometimes see after the sun goes down. You should look for the afterglow after you watch the sunset. While an afterglow is actually caused by dust in the atmosphere, the radiant, glowing effect in the sky is much more beautiful than this makes it sound. You can also use the word afterglow in a figurative way, to describe the way you feel after something really wonderful happens to you: "I basked in the afterglow that followed my successful opening night on Broadway." WORD FAMILYafterglow: afterglows USAGE EXAMPLESHer afterglow disappeared quickly amid the chaos and alarm. Los Angeles Times(Dec 04, 2016) The tournament might get a bit of extra attention in the afterglow of the world championship, but it is unlikely to amount to much. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) In the afterglow of the 2013 inauguration, sales have been spiraling downward. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) 1 n a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset 2Hyper atmospheric phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere n the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event he basked in the afterglow of his victory Hyper pleasantness the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling |
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