twilight

英 [ˈtwaɪlaɪt]

美 [ˈtwaɪlaɪt]

n.  暮色; 薄暮; 黄昏; 没落时期; 衰退期; 晚期
adj.  奇妙神秘的; 虚幻的; (局面或思想领域)朦胧的，模糊的，界限不清的

复数：twilights　

CET6IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9876 / COCA.6896

牛津词典

noun

• 暮色；薄暮；黄昏
  the faint light or the period of time at the end of the day after the sun has gone down
  1. It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight .
     在朦胧的暮色中很难看清他。
  2. We went for a walk along the beach at twilight .
     黄昏时分我们沿着海滩散步。
• 没落时期；衰退期；晚期
  the final stage of sth when it becomes weaker or less important than it was
  1. the twilight years (= the last years of your life)
     暮年

adj.

• 奇妙神秘的；虚幻的
  used to describe a state in which things are strange and mysterious, or where things are kept secret and do not seem to be part of the real world
  1. the twilight world of the occult
     神秘学的虚幻世界
  2. They lived in the twilight zone on the fringes of society.
     他们生活在社会边缘的过渡区域。
• （局面或思想领域）朦胧的，模糊的，界限不清的
  used to describe a situation or area of thought that is not clearly defined

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 黄昏;薄暮
  Twilightis the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark.
  1. They returned at twilight, and set off for one of the promenade bars.
     他们黄昏时分回来，然后去了一家步行街酒吧。
• N-UNCOUNT 暮光
  Twilightis the small amount of light that there is outside just after the sun has gone down.
  1. ...the deepening autumn twilight.
     渐浓的秋日暮色
• N-SING 最后阶段;衰落时期
  The twilight ofa particular period of time is the final stages of it, when the most important events have already happened.
  1. Now both men are in the twilight of their careers...
     现在两人的事业都到了没落期。
  2. I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.
     我老了，到了生命的暮年。
  3. …the twilight years of the Habsburg empire.
     哈布斯堡帝国的衰落时期
• ADJ 蒙眬的;含混的;界限模糊的
  Atwilightstate or atwilightzone is a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or categories.
  1. They fell into that twilight zone between military personnel and civilian employees.
     他们成了军队人员与平民雇员之间身份界定不清的人。

英英释义

noun

• the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
• a condition of decline following successes
  1. in the twilight of the empire
• the time of day immediately following sunset
  1. he loved the twilight
  2. they finished before the fall of night
  Synonym:duskgloaminggloamnightfallevenfallfallcrepusculecrepuscle

双语例句

• In this depressing twilight of political thinking, Snow's Red Star over China burst like a fireworks display.
  在人们政治上陷入思想苦闷的情况下，斯诺的《西行漫记》就象焰火一样，腾空而起，划破了苍茫的暮色。
• The dim silence of my mind seems filled with crickets 'chirp& the grey twilight of sound.
  我的心在朦胧的沉默里，似乎充满了蟋蟀的鸣声－－声音的灰暗的暮色。
• I couldn't see their faces clearly in the twilight.
  我在曙色朦胧中看不清他们的脸。
• The twilight had turned to a deep blackness.
  暮色渐浓，变成了漆黑一片。
• We could still just see the hills in the twilight.
  我们仍然可以看到暮色朦胧中的小山。
• The sun is setting in a brilliant twilight of blue and gold.
  太阳在闪耀着蔚蓝和金黄两色的薄暮中入睡了。
• I suppose I could've been typecast after Twilight,'he continues.
  我设想我可能在暮光后被浇铸成了一类角色，'他继续。
• It might be just after twilight and it might be midnight.
  也可能是刚刚过了黄昏时分，也可能是已经半夜。
• I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.
  我老了，到了生命的暮年。
• Now both men are in the twilight of their careers
  现在两人的事业都到了没落期。