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

• Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
  到黄昏时，我发现自己被一阵大风卷到了大海里。
• The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.
  然而游览者在当天的黄昏前就能把所有事情做完了，然后离开小镇。
• Some have conjectured hastily that all Southerners in town hie themselves to cafes at nightfall.
  有人轻率地猜测，城里所有的南方人在夜幕降临之际都赶紧上咖啡馆。
• By nightfall I was feeling hungry and sleepy.
  黄昏时我感到又饿又困。
• I had not purposed to leave before nightfall.
  我没有打算在黄昏前离开。
• We had been held since nightfall.
  从黄昏以来，我们就遭到监视。
• At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood.
  入夜，他们参加了一个厚木避难所。
• I started work at dawn and returned only at nightfall.
  我披星戴月地工作。
• By nightfall, we'll celebrate with my father.
  天黑时我们就能和父亲一起庆祝了。
• They must be drowned, else hunger would have driven them home by nightfall if not sooner.
  他们准是淹死了，否则的话，不要到天黑，他们就会饿得往家来。