twilight
noun
ˈtwaɪlaɪt
noun
1
the
small
amount
of
light
in
the
sky
as
the
day
ends
暮色，黄昏的天色
U
in
the
twilight
The
end
of
the
cigarette
glowed
in
the
twilight.
烟头在黄昏黯淡的光线下发着幽幽的红光。
2
the
time
when
day
is
just
starting
to
become
night
黄昏时分，薄暮时分;
U
at
twilight
romantic
walks
along
the
beach
at
twilight
黄昏时分浪漫的海边漫步
3
the
period
just
before
the
end
of
the
most
active
part
of
someone’s
life
〔人生的〕暮年时期
singular 单数
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of
]
in
the
twilight
of
her
acting
career
她演艺生涯的晚期
Depression
in
the
twilight
years
(=the
last
years
of
your
life)
is
usually
related
to
illness.
晚年的精神抑郁通常与疾病有关。
4
twilight world
a
strange
situation
involving
mystery,
dishonesty
etc
[文] 朦胧世界; 阴暗世界
literary
[+
of
]
the
twilight
world
of
espionage
间谍活动的神秘世界