Word · Frequency #7861
dusk
黄昏；薄暮
The time in the evening after the sun has set but before it is fully dark.
- 1.
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
日落后天空仍被阳光照亮的时间；黄昏暮光时期。
- 2.
the time of day immediately following sunset
日落后不久的时间
- 3.
A darkish colour.
一种暗色。
- 4.
The condition of being dusky; duskiness
昏暗的状态；暗淡。
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。
In use
We arrived at the beach just as dusk was falling, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink.
The park closes at dusk, so we had to leave before it got completely dark.
Many animals become more active during dusk, as they prepare for the night.
at dusk
The park closes at dusk.
公园在黄昏时关闭。
from dawn to dusk
They worked in the fields from dawn to dusk.
他们从黎明到黄昏都在田里干活。
dusk falls
固定搭配，表示夜幕降临。
Connections
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
- Dusk settled over the quiet town.暮色笼罩了宁静的小镇。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常用介词 at
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/。
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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