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

• I'll be with you by nightfall.
  到晚上我们就会在一起了。
• 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。
• I stop my carriage to admire the Maple Grove at nightfall,| whose frosty leaves are redder than the flowers of early spring.
  停车坐爱枫林晚，霜叶红于二月花。（杜牧《山行》）
• 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？
• Streets emptied before nightfall.
  夜幕降临前街道就早已空无一人。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must get through by nightfall.
  我们在黄昏前得到那儿。
• By nightfall we shall have achieved our objectives.
  黄昏时，我们就能完成我们的目标。
• By nightfall I was feeling hungry and sleepy.
  黄昏时我感到又饿又困。