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dusk
黄昏；薄暮
核心释义
The time in the evening after the sun has set but before it is fully dark.
- 1.
日落后天空仍被阳光照亮的时间；黄昏暮光时期。
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
- 2.
日落后不久的时间
the time of day immediately following sunset
- 3.
一种暗色。
A darkish colour.
- 4.
昏暗的状态；暗淡。
The condition of being dusky; duskiness
昏暗；暗色；日落后天空仍被阳光照亮的时间；黄昏暮光时期。；日落后不久的时间；一种暗色。；昏暗的状态；暗淡。
用法In use
We arrived at the beach just as dusk was falling, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink.
用法提示：此处dusk为名词，表示傍晚时分，作主语，与动词fall搭配描述天色渐暗。
The park closes at dusk, so we had to leave before it got completely dark.
用法提示：此处dusk为名词，表示黄昏时刻，作介词at的宾语，指代一天中的具体时间点。
Many animals become more active during dusk, as they prepare for the night.
用法提示：此处dusk为名词，表示暮色时分，作介词during的宾语，强调时间段。
at dusk
The park closes at dusk.
公园在黄昏时关闭。
from dawn to dusk
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- at dusk
- 在黄昏时
- The park closes at dusk.公园在黄昏时关闭。
- from dawn to dusk
- 从黎明到黄昏
- The farmers worked from dawn to dusk.农民们从黎明工作到黄昏。
- dusk falls
- 黄昏降临；夜幕降临
- Dusk falls early in winter.冬天黄昏降临得很早。
- as dusk approaches
- 临近黄昏；黄昏将至
- We hurried home as dusk approached.临近黄昏时我们匆匆赶回家。
- dusk settles
- 暮色笼罩；夜幕降临
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：dusk 中的 u 像下沉的落日，sk 是 sky 少了 y，暮色里天空渐渐隐去。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常时间表达、文学描写 通常用作名词表示日落后天色微亮的时段，风格中性，口语和书面语中都可用；引申指‘昏暗、暗色’时多用于文学性描写。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用介词 at
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 dusk 的读音 /dʌsk/ 押韵：husk、tusk、musk、busk 都以 /ʌsk/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 dust /dʌst/ 和 disk /dɪsk/ 并不押韵：dust 以 /st/ 结尾，disk 的元音是 /ɪ/。
用法优先级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。
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