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

• You want to get started by nightfall, or you're gonna be a sorry son of a bitch.
  你想从黄昏开始，还是想从一个狗娘养的开始？
• They were trying to make New Orleans by nightfall.
  他们力图在黄昏前赶到新奥尔良。
• One night a nightfall sang.
  一天晚上，在一个黄昏唱着。
• At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood.
  入夜，他们参加了一个厚木避难所。
• 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。
• I'll be with you by nightfall.
  到晚上我们就会在一起了。
• By nightfall I was feeling hungry and sleepy.
  黄昏时我感到又饿又困。
• 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。
• By nightfall we shall have achieved our objectives.
  黄昏时，我们就能完成我们的目标。
• They knocked off at nightfall.
  他们在傍晚收工了。