Word · Frequency #9876
Fully loadedtwilights
黄昏；薄暮
twilights is the plural of twilight.
the period between daylight and darkness, especially the time after sunset when the sky is only partly dark; dusk
尤指日落后的暮色时段；也可指日出前的黎明。
- 1.
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
日出前及(尤其是)日落后天空中的柔和光线,由太阳直射大气及其在地球上的反射产生。
- 2.
the time of day immediately following sunset
黄昏
- 3.
The time when said light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
该光线可见的时间；白昼与黑暗之间的时段。
- 4.
the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
暮色
- 5.
Any faint light through which something is seen.
任何可借以看见物体的微弱光线。
- 6.
a condition of decline following successes
衰落期
曙暮光；暮光；衰退期；没落期；中间状态；模糊状态；微光；暗淡的光；日出前及(尤其是)日落后天空中的柔和光线,由太阳直射大气及其在地球上的反射产生。
In use
We sat on the porch watching the colors of the twilight fade.
The streetlights came on as twilight fell over the city.
She liked to take a walk in the twilight before dinner.
he loved the twilight
in the twilight of the empire
at twilight
表示在黄昏时分。
The birds return to their nests at twilight.
黄昏时鸟归巢。
in the twilight
强调在微光环境里。
He could barely see her face in the twilight.
在暮光中他几乎看不清她的脸。
Connections
Collocations
- twilight zone
- 模糊地带，边缘区域
- He found himself in a twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness.他发现自己处于半睡半醒的模糊地带。
- twilight years
- 晚年，暮年
- She spent her twilight years writing memoirs.她在晚年撰写回忆录。
- twilight hours
- 黄昏时刻
- The park is most beautiful during the twilight hours.公园在黄昏时刻最美。
- twilight sky
- 暮色天空
- The twilight sky was painted in shades of orange and purple.暮色天空被染成了橙色和紫色的色调。
Idioms & figurative uses
- twilight years
- 晚年，暮年He spent his twilight years writing memoirs.他晚年致力于撰写回忆录。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
黄昏是白天与黑夜的‘两光’交替，twilight 可拆解为‘twi’（双）和‘light’（光），想象天空同时拥有日光与月光。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：黄昏时分、暮色、衰落期 该词通常用于描述日落后的时段或柔和的余晖，也可比喻某种状态或时期的衰落。在文学作品中较常见，日常口语中也可使用。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但可指特定的黄昏时段
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with /aɪt/ and share the spelling '-ight', rhyming with the ending of 'twilight'. Note: 'twilight' begins with /tw/, not present in these words. Words like 'twice' (/twaɪs/) look similar but differ in the final consonant.
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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