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单词 afterglow
释义 afterglow
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: after (IV) + glow
1.
 a. : the light especially in the western sky after sunset
 b. : alpenglow
2. : a glow continuing after the disappearance of flame (as of a match) or electric discharge (as in a rarefied gas) and sometimes regarded as a type of phosphorescence
3. : a reflection of past splendor, success, or emotion
 < Budmouth still retained sufficient afterglow from its Georgian gaiety and prestige — Thomas Hardy >
 < the mellow afterglow of the septuagenarian — R.L.Strout >
 < the afterglow of holidays spent in Europe — George Santayana >
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