Word · Frequency #7861
dusk
/dʌsk/
verb
变昏暗；变暗
to become dusk; to grow dark
- 1.
To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
开始失去光亮或洁白；变得昏暗。
- 2.
To make dusk.
使变暗。
- 3.
become dusk
变得昏暗
使变暗；使昏暗；开始失去光亮或洁白；变得昏暗。；使变暗。；变得昏暗；(使)微暗
In use
As the sun set, the sky began to dusk over the valley.
She dusked the lights in the room to create a romantic atmosphere.
The forest dusked quickly after the sun disappeared.
it dusks
It dusks early in winter.
冬天入夜早。
be dusking
dusk作动词时，通常用于无人称句或进行时。
The sky was dusking as we walked home.
我们走回家时，天色渐暗。
Verb forms
base dusk · third person dusks · -ing dusking · past dusked · past participle dusked
表示天色变暗
Common mistakes
It's dusk outside.
Connections
Collocations
- the sky dusks
- 天空变暗
- As the sun set, the sky began to dusk.随着太阳下山，天空开始变暗。
- evening dusks
- 傍晚变暗
- In the early evening, the light slowly dusks.在傍晚时分，光线慢慢变暗。
- dusk into night
- 渐渐入夜
- The day dusked into night as we walked home.我们走回家时，白天渐渐入夜。
Idioms & figurative uses
- from dawn to dusk
- 从黎明到黄昏He worked in the fields from dawn to dusk.他从黎明到黄昏都在地里干活。
- dusk to dawn
- 从黄昏到黎明The streetlights come on automatically from dusk to dawn.路灯从黄昏到黎明自动亮起。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dusk指变为黄昏，联想‘达斯克’（到达黑暗的时刻）来记忆。
Context & Register
动词，表示‘变为黄昏’；多用于文学或正式语境，常见于描述天色渐暗或黄昏降临的场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-usk' and rhyme with /-ʌsk/. Note: words like 'dust' (ending '-ust') look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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