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at sunset
表示在日落时分，作时间状语。
The park closes at sunset.
公园在日落时关闭。
日落；日暮
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日落；日暮
The daily moment or time when the sun goes below the western horizon.
The park closes at sunset.
公园在日落时关闭。
每天傍晚太阳落入西方地平线以下的那一刻。
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
太阳开始落到地平线以下的傍晚时间
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
日落前后天空颜色的变化。
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
伴随太阳每日消失的气象现象
atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
We sat on the beach and watched the sunset.
我们坐在海滩上看日落。
The sky turned orange and pink at sunset.
日落时天空变成了橙色和粉色。
During summer, the sunsets here are quite late.
夏天这里日落很晚。
表示在日落时分，作时间状语。
The park closes at sunset.
公园在日落时关闭。
形容词修饰sunset，描述日落的样子。
We saw a beautiful sunset.
我们看到了一场美丽的日落。
固定搭配，指观看日落的过程。
They watched the sunset from the hill.
他们从小山上观看了日落。
Not this
The sun sunsets beautifully.
Use this
The sun sets beautifully.
Sunset 是名词，错误地当作动词使用。日落应用动词 'set' 表示太阳落下。中文中'日落'可作名词或动词，但英语中 'sunset' 仅是名词，动词用 'set'。
Not this
I saw sunset yesterday.
Use this
I saw the sunset yesterday.
英语中可数名词通常需要冠词。'sunset' 是可数名词，在具体上下文中要加定冠词 'the' 或不定冠词 'a'。中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
美丽的日落
We enjoyed a beautiful sunset from the beach.
我们在海滩上欣赏了美丽的日落。
在日落时分
The park closes at sunset.
公园在日落时分关闭。
看日落
Let's go to the hill to watch the sunset.
我们去山上看看日落吧。
日落景色
This restaurant offers a stunning sunset view.
这家餐厅提供绝美的日落景色。
日落天空
The sunset sky was painted in shades of orange and pink.
日落天空被染成橙粉色。
金色的日落
A golden sunset cast a warm glow over the valley.
金色的日落给山谷投下温暖的光辉。
晚年，退休岁月
He plans to travel the world during his sunset years.
他计划在晚年环游世界。
日落条款（自动失效条款）
The law includes a sunset clause that will expire in five years.
该法律包含一项五年后自动失效的日落条款。
夕阳产业（衰退产业）
Many steel mills are part of a sunset industry facing global competition.
许多钢厂属于夕阳产业，面临全球竞争。
Use sunset naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
太阳（sun）西沉（set）构成 sunset，记住 sun 落下 set 就是日落。
常见场景：日常描述、文学描写、气象讨论 通常为中性，多用于日常描述或文学描写，也用于气象讨论。
Words that rhyme with 'sunset' (same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following /t/): onset, reset, outset, offset, beset. Note that 'asset' shares the spelling '-set' but its stressed vowel is /æ/ (in the first syllable), so it does not rhyme.
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