英:[ˈsʌnset]
美:[ˈsʌnset]
英:[ˈsʌnset]
美:[ˈsʌnset]
sun·set
suhn set
noun
the apparent descent of the sun below the horizonalso: the accompanying atmospheric effects
the time when the upper limb of the sun disappears below the horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth
a period of declineespecially: old age
adjective
stipulating the periodic review of government agencies and programs in order to continue their existence
sunset laws
verb
transitive US to cause or allow (something, such as a law) to lapse, end, or be terminated In an effort to cut back on projects, Google decided to sunset Google Reader …—Tristan Louis
And yet, even though he was part of the coalition, Obama offered an amendment … that would have sunsetted the merit-based evaluation system for immigrants after five years.—Jake Tapper
intransitive US to lapse or come to an end : expire Since the credit will sunset at the end of 2016, its fate could rest in the hands of a new Congress and a new president—who might not necessarily see the value in reinstating the credit.—Eric S. Peterson
laws that will sunset at the end of the year
at sunset日落时
before sunsetn. 日落之前(电影名称);日落巴黎
sunrise and sunset日出日落(电影)
sunset industry夕阳工业(逐渐没落的工业)
sunset glow晚霞
14世纪晚期,源自 sun(名词)+ set(动词)。可能来自于中古英语的虚拟语气,例如 before the sun set。古英语中有 sunnansetlgong “日落”,而 sunset 则意为“西方”。比喻用法始于大约1600年。到 ride off into the sunset(1963)是源自于牛仔电影的刻板结局。
The first known use of sunset was before the 12th century
sunshinenoun
the sun's light or direct rays
the warmth and light given by the sun's rays
one (as a person or a condition) that spreads warmth, cheer, or happiness
sunshadenoun
something (as a parasol) used to protect from the sun's rays
sunshadenoun
something (as a parasol) used to protect from the sun's rays
sunsetnoun
the apparent sinking of the sun below the horizonalso: the accompanying atmospheric effects
the time at which the sun sets
sunsetnoun
the apparent sinking of the sun below the horizonalso: the accompanying atmospheric effects
the time at which the sun sets
1 Desperate to return to the sunset in all its glory, I clawed through the plants, up to the waist now in muck.
2 I thought for a moment it was the last strains of sunset, but then, as we dashed toward the exit, I caught a glimpse of the sky through the broken roof.
3 The front porch was for warm days and sunsets, she said, and the glassed-in porch was for rainy times.
4 “There’s nothing to do but to wait here. If, however, he doesn’t turn up by five o’clock, we must start off; for it won’t do to leave Mrs. Harker alone after sunset.”
5 And so, in the pink-blue light of the approaching sunset, I motor off to the far side of the island.
6 We thought we were imitating the reality of white people At sunset, I would leave for home.
7 He steps out of its path easily and it crashes instead into the sunset of stained glass.
8 The waist-deep water was moving slowly, and flecks of white foam caught the last rays of sunset.
9 They reached the island after sunset and made camp on the shore with no hesitation at all.
10 At sunset, after an impossible day of driving, he pulled to the roadside, kicked off his tight shoes, laid himself out in the seat, and slid the gray Homburg over his weary eyes.
11 The gunshot tore through the sunset, and by the time I screamed, Chubs was already on the ground.
12 George Naylor works his fields maybe fifty days a year; Joel and Daniel and two interns are out there sunrise to sunset almost every day.
13 My father used to say, “In a valley the real sunset is in the east,” and that is how it was.
14 Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
15 Dusk features an array of choreographic works presented every night at sunset.
在每日黄昏之际,为大家带来一系列的舞蹈作品.
16 sunset yellow
日落黄
17 We had of late been so accustomed to watch for sunrise and sunset, that we knew with fair accuracy when it would be; and we knew that before long the sun would set.
18 They had been out at dawn and sunset to watch the geese, and he had gone to his rest very tired.
19 Lancelot and Guenever were sitting by the window in the high keep, and Arthur’s England stretched below them, under the level rays of sunset.
20 Now he was sailing off into the sunset.
1 日没
2 结束
terminative complete end period finish fine conclusion completion closing closure ending thirty termination disposition breakup finis windup winding-up curtainfall do top close conclude terminate cease vanish finalize determine expire fulfill dissolve dispose culminate amen finalise sopite bringto an end draw the curtain on close the books wink out get through with put the kibosh on get done with pack it up be done with at an end cap off pack it in
5 傍晚
after-dark vespertine night evening eve dusk vesper evenfall Even nightfall early even eventide vespertinal vesperal dark night-fall evening prayer
7 黄昏
gloaming Even night dark twilight dusk nightfall eventide vesper owl light crepuscular owl-light candlelight dewfall the gloaming sundown