nightfall

英 [ˈnaɪtfɔːl]

美 [ˈnaɪtfɔːl]

n.  黄昏; 傍晚

BNC.15356 / COCA.14003

牛津词典

noun

• 黄昏；傍晚
  the time in the evening when it becomes dark

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 黄昏;傍晚;日暮
  Nightfallis the time of day when it starts to get dark.
  1. I need to get to Lyon by nightfall...
     我需要在黄昏前到达里昂。
  2. I started work at dawn and returned only at nightfall.
     我披星戴月地工作。

英英释义

noun

• the time of day immediately following sunset
  1. he loved the twilight
  2. they finished before the fall of night
  Synonym:twilightduskgloaminggloamevenfallfallcrepusculecrepuscle

双语例句

• At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood.
  入夜，他们参加了一个厚木避难所。
• At nightfall, fireworks on the rooftop, a dinner with friends mark their special day.
  黄昏时，屋顶燃放烟花，与朋友共进晚餐来度过特别的一天。
• I'll have two units out to replace you before nightfall.
  我会派两个人在黄昏前接你的班。
• I had to get down that rock face, do or die down, before nightfall.
  天黑前我只得不顾死活，从那块岩石上下来了。
• We gave up the search at nightfall.
  我们在夜幕低垂时放弃了搜寻。
• Some people who felt well in the morning became sick by noon and were dead by nightfall.
  有些人早上感觉还不错，到中午病倒，傍晚就死了。
• You can see the star at nightfall.
  黄昏时你能看到那颗星星。
• We had been held since nightfall.
  从黄昏以来，我们就遭到监视。
• By nightfall, Death was himself again.
  夜幕降临，死神又来了。
• I need to get to Lyon by nightfall
  我需要在黄昏前到达里昂。