eve [i:v] noun only singular ■the period or day before an important event (重大事件的)前日,前夕•Mr Hurd was speaking to Arab journalists in London on the eve of his visit to Jordan and Saudi Arabia.赫德先生在出访约旦及沙地阿拉伯前夕将在伦敦向阿拉伯记者发表讲话。 •Christmas/New Year's Eve圣诞节/新年前夕 [S or U] old use ■the evening 傍晚 |