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单词 twilight
释义 twilight
['twaɪ.laɪt] noun
EVENING 傍晚
uncountable
■the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening 黄昏时分,薄暮时分
I could make out a dark figure in the twilight.暮色中,我能辨认出一个黑影。
['twaɪ.laɪt] noun
FINAL PART 最后部分
the twilight of sth literary
■the final part of a period 晚期
I knew him when he was in the twilight of his career.我在他职业生涯的晚期才认识他。
['twaɪ.laɪt] noun
twilight years
■the last years of someone's life 暮年,晚年
Old people often rely on pets for comfort and companionship in their twilight years.老年人在暮年往往依靠宠物陪伴来获得安慰。
['twaɪ.laɪt] adjective literary
■used to describe a way of life in which there is uncertainty and difficult or slightly illegal situations, and which is on the edge of normal society (生活)处于社会边缘的,不安稳的
The remaining inhabitants of this once-prosperous market town have got used to a twilight existence.这个曾经繁华的商业重镇遗留下的居民已经习惯了过动荡不安的生活。
Leaving a secure job for the twilight world of pop music was perhaps a mistake.抛弃安稳的工作,进入充满未知的流行音乐界,也许是个错误。
['twaɪ.laɪt] adjective literary
twilight zone
■an area where two different ways of life or states of existence meet (介于两种生活方式或生存状态之间的)过度区域;过度状态,模糊状态
the twilight zone between life and death弥留之际
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